Days of Disaster

Season 1

2015 · 5 episodes · 3h 47m in all

Days of Disaster is a five-part landmark series that charts momentous events that shaped modern Singapore. A plane hijacking, industrial catastrophe, hotel collapse, massive fire and crippling water crisis are all brought vividly to life with high quality drama reconstruction, CGI and exclusive eyewitness accounts – many told for the very first time.

Episodes

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   1. SQ 117 Hijack

   2 Feb 2015 · 48 min

   On March 26, 1991, four armed men hijack a Singapore airline and threaten to kill everyone. The eyewitnesses of Singapore's most daring rescue operation come forward to talk about the whole incident.

2. 

   2. Bukit Ho Swee Fire

   9 Feb 2015 · 45 min

   On May 25, 1961, a horrific inferno sweeps through kampongs around Bukit Ho Swee at an unusual speed, which leaves thousands of people homeless.

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   3. Spyros Explosion

   16 Feb 2015 · 45 min

   Numerous workers board a ship in Jurong Shipyard, unbeknownst to the fact that a fire is raging through the ship's engine room.

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   4. Hotel New World Collapse

   23 Feb 2015 · 47 min

   On March 15, 1986, Hotel New World, a six-story hotel, suddenly collapses, leaving an unknown number of people stuck in the debris.

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   5. Mega Floods

   2 Mar 2015 · 42 min

   From the 1950s to '70s, Singapore battles major dangerous floods that leave a huge number of people homeless and leave a trail of death and destruction.