Alive Season 1, Episode 5: Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

San Francisco Freeway Collapse

A collapsed freeway traps dozens of people fighting for their lives.

Joplin Tornado

A super tornado cuts a swath through Joplin, Missouri heading directly for a hospital.

Station Nightclub Fire

A rock concert turns deadly as a pyrotechnics fire causes a stampede for the exits.

Galveston Hurricane Ike

As Hurricane Ike builds in strength, those who didn’t vacate Galveston, TX are in for a deadly surprise.

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Damascus Missile Explosion

A rocket fuel crew works to repair a fuel tank puncture on a nuclear warhead that’s 600 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb.

Italian Avalanche

An earthquake triggers a deadly avalanche at an Italian luxury resort

Mammoth Mountain Miracle Man

A snowboarder lost for 7 days does anything he can to survive.

Hell On The Hayes

Two young German men become stranded in the Canadian wilderness.

Wyoming Ice Cave

A husband and wife are trapped while touring an ice cave, with no apparent way out.

Mount Of The Holy Cross

Two young men are waylaid by a storm and stranded on a mountain top.

Thai Tsunami

A picturesque Thai beach town is devastated by a tsunami, leaving tourists and locals fighting for their lives.

Pennsylvania Miners

300 feet underground, 9 trapped coal miners search for a way out.