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2February 2026

Engineering Lessons from the 1992 Guadalajara Sewer Explosions

February 2nd, 2026|Categories: Friday Famous Failures|0 Comments

On April 22, 1992, a series of underground explosions ripped through the Reforma sector of Guadalajara, Mexico’s second-largest city. Over the course of roughly an hour, at least ten powerful blasts traveled along the main sewer collector, tearing open more than 8 km of streets, destroying blocks of homes and businesses, and killing over 200 people.

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