Disasters Engineered — Season 1, Episode 9: Tianjin and Evangelos Florakis

Episode synopsis

Experts examine the fatal explosion at a chemical factory in Tianjin, China and at the Evangelos Florakis naval base in Cyprus. How could these disasters have been avoided?

About Disasters Engineered

Through extensive archive and expert interviews this series explores the stories behind mankind's greatest engineering disasters.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Deepwater Horizon and NASA Challenger
• E2Chernobyl and Bhopal
• E3Titanic and Hindenburg
• E4Aberfan and Corrego Do Feijao
• E5MS Herald and Costa Concordia
• E6Kegworth and Concorde
• E7Tacoma Narrows and Hurricane Katrina
• E8Rana Plaza and Morandi Bridge
• E10Clapham Junction and Ankara Train Crash