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MetaPost of the Year Winner: Aftermath of the Oroville Dam Spillway incident (self.CatastrophicFailure)

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MetaPosting Guidelines - Read Before Submitting (self.CatastrophicFailure)

submitted by 007TFailure - announcement

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FatalitiesReport finds that tram overturned after entering a 20kph bend at 73kph, killing seven people. (youtube.com)

submitted by stewieatb

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Fire/ExplosionDumping hot slag from a train (gfycat.com)

submitted by fishsticks40

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FatalitiesThe crash of Eastern Airlines flight 401: Analysis (imgur.com)

submitted by Admiral_CloudbergPlane Crash Series

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Fatalities1972 Buffalo Creek, Dam Collapse (West Virginia) (youtube.com)

submitted by z_baron

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Natural DisasterBuilding destroyed by tornado (reddit.com)

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FatalitiesThe battleship HMS Barham explodes as she capsizes after being fatally torpedoed, 25 November 1941 (gfycat.com)

submitted by DA_KING_IN_DA_NORF

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Structural FailureSinking of the USS O'Brien DD415: Doomed by inadequate repair after a relatively minor torpedo strike. (history.navy.mil)

submitted by fsjd150

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Fire/ExplosionMassive Explosion in China keeps getting worse (youtube.com)

submitted by beneath_the_bottom

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FatalitiesChina Airlines Flight 642, seen here belly-up after it crashed in Hong Kong in 1999. There were only 3 fatalities among the 315 people on board (i.imgur.com)

submitted by methedunker

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FatalitiesThe plane crash that killed US golf star Payne Stewart in 1999. (youtu.be)

submitted by GSYNC3R

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Public Transit Bus Loses Wheel on Interstate (social.newsinc.com)

submitted by jimmymacattack

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Fire/ExplosionThe final moments of Air France 4590 which caught fire and crashed during takeoff on 25 July 2000. It is the only fatal accident of the supersonic Concorde (i.imgur.com)

submitted by DA_KING_IN_DA_NORF

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Engineering FailureSeconds before American Airlines Flight 191 crashed after taking off from Chicago O'Hare, May 1979 (i.redd.it)

submitted by Yhbayb

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FatalitiesSouthwest Airlines flight 1248 after veering of the runway at Chicago-Midway airport. December 8, 2005. (upload.wikimedia.org)

submitted by RyanSmith

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Equipment FailureNigel Mansell's tyre failure (1986 Australian Grand Prix) (youtube.com)

submitted by ThePlanck

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FatalitiesDixon, Illinois pipeline fire December 5th, 2017 (v.redd.it)

submitted by johnnnythompson

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Operator Error88 miles an hour (i.imgur.com)

submitted by Rubbed

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FatalitiesThe Halifax Explosion - the largest man-made explosion prior to the development of nuclear weapons (youtube.com)

submitted by 007TFailure

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Equipment FailureAftermath of a crane failure in a steel mill in India. The crane was carrying a ladle with 150 tonnes of molten iron in it. (i.imgur.com)

submitted by arcedup

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FatalitiesTrapped Pilot Drowns in Sinking Cockpit (1958) (youtube.com)

submitted by general_nuisance

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FatalitiesRAF Fauld explosion (en.m.wikipedia.org)

submitted by WeAreTheEnd

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Engine overheating a bit (v.redd.it)

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Operator ErrorPontiac Silverdome demolition attempt (youtu.be)

submitted by Sparkstalker

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Equipment FailureWall mounted TV was not mounted correctly (i.redd.it)

submitted by notwutiwantd

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MalfunctionKC-10 brake failed to release upon landing (i.redd.it)

submitted by basssteakman

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