- An F-18 Hornet Marine pilot survives a 75 G crash. A Firefighter falls into a burning pool of diesel fuel. A raging river undermines the foundations of several houses and destroys them. A crane topples during the erection of a water tower causing two workmen to fall over 100 feet and observers to scatter. Two police officers barely survive the explosion of a distraught suicidal bomber. An ammonium perchlorate fire at a rocket fuel plant results in a massive explosion.—David Foss
- El Toro Air Base, California: An F-18 fighter crashes at an air show; Honolulu, Hawaii: An explosion rips through an oil storage facility; St. George, Utah: A rain-engorged Santa Clara River leaves a path of destruction; New Providence, Iowa: A water tower collapses while under construction; Butte, Montana: An electronics whiz sets off a bomb in his car; Henderson, Nevada: A rocket fuel plant is on fire.—Anonymous
- 1. Hitting the Ground Hard - El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, California - April 24, 1988. Air show pilot lands an F-18 Hornet at a greater G-Force than any human is supposed to withstand.
2. Face Down in Flames - Honolulu, Hawaii - August 15, 1980. Firefighter trips and falls into an oil spill fire.
3. River Wreaks Havoc - St. George, Utah - January 11, 2005. The Santa Clara River grows from its usual three-foot width to 300 feet and takes out 28 homes.
4. Tower of Terror - New Providence, Iowa - July 20, 2000. Crane topples while workmen install a new water tank.
5. Time's Up - Butte, Montana - December 20, 1989. Suicidal man detonates car bomb from inside with two officers standing next to it.
6. Inferno in the Desert - Henderson, Nevada - May 4, 1988. Pepcon jet fuel plant explodes in the Las Vegas Valley.
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