San Francisco Freeway Collapse
The massive Cyprus Street viaduct collapses trapping dozens of people after a severe earthquake forces the entire city of San Francisco to a standstill.
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Joplin Tornado
A catastrophic EF5-rated multiple-vortex tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri late in the afternoon in 2011.
Station Nightclub Fire
The West Warwick, RI, Station nightclub fire - one of the deadliest in US history - kills 100 people and injures 230
Galveston Hurricane Ike
As Hurricane Ike built up steam, citizens in Galveston, TX fled its path in droves.
Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster
A sleepy town nestled in the picturesque French-Canadian landscape is rocked when a 74 car freight train derails in its downtown.
Damascus Missile Explosion
An accidentally dropped socket wrench punctures a fuel tank, leading to the complete destruction of a gigantic Titan II missile carrying a nuclear warhead.
Italian Avalanche
A major avalanche kills 29 people and injures 11 others in Rigopiano, Italy in 2017.
Mammoth Mountain Miracle Man
Professional hockey player Eric LeMarque is stranded in an out-of-bounds region of Mammoth Mountain, CA while snowboarding.
Hell on the Hayes
Wolf Wagner and Johannes Hoentsch embark on the canoe journey of a lifetime through the wilds of Canada with hopes of adventure when they get more than they ever hoped for.
The Wyoming Ice Cave
Newlyweds Spencer and Jessica Christiansen are trapped miles under a mountain on an ice cave exploration adventure gone wrong.
Mount of Holy Cross
High School buddies Tommy Hendricks and Matt Smith set out to scale a mountain summit in the Rockies over Thanksgiving weekend.
The Tsunami
Boxing Day, 2004. As families seek the warmth of a Thai beach vacation, they are unaware that a powerful wave is building off-shore after an earthquake sets destruction in motion.
About
Alive is a television documentary series that chronicles the stories of people that have survived
some of the most dangerous natural and man-made disasters. The series will be told through
first-hand accounts from the survivors and experts, and use recreations to show just how life-
threatening these events were.
some of the most dangerous natural and man-made disasters. The series will be told through
first-hand accounts from the survivors and experts, and use recreations to show just how life-
threatening these events were.
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