Why Buildings Collapse

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Why Buildings Collapse

This two-part documentary series uses an eye-witness testimony, tense bodycam footage from first responders, news archive and 3D CGI animations to piece together the definitive, moment-by-moment account of Miami's Champlain Tower South apartment collapse. It recounts the complex...

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Season 1
In the aftermath of Miami's Champlain Tower South apartment collapse, in which 98 people died, this film forensically examines what went wrong and asks - what happened? Could it have been prevented? And how many other buildings across the world are at risk of a similar catastrophic fate?
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