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Explosion in the North Sea

July 6, 1988. The Piper Alpha stands over 110 miles off Scotland. But on this fateful day, a gas leak causes a catastrophic fire with a loss of 167 workers. Why did the Piper Alpha explode without warning? Was Human Error to blame? What about Mechanical Failure? Or even sabotage?

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  • Originally Aired October 5, 2004
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network National Geographic
  • On Other Sites IMDB
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