SUICIDE MISSIONS: HELLFIGHTERS, History Channel, 1999
This History Channel presentation is entitled: SUICIDE MISSIONS: HELLFIGHTERS.
Imagine an inferno so hot it can melt steel, so loud that it is like standing behind a 747 jet taking off. Now imagine that you are responsible for dousing it.
SUICIDE MISSIONS: HELLFIGHTERS travels from Texas to Tehran to see how oil well fires are put out. Only 20 men in the world are able to do this incredibly dangerous job, and two of the best share their stories here. Their testimony takes us inside the hellish scene in Kuwait, where retreating Iraqi forces left 700 oil wells ablaze. In these otherworldly situations, one false move can blow a man to bits or literally fry him in seconds, yet they are able not only to survive but to conquer the flames.
From the very first oil well fire in Texas in 1901 to legendary disasters like the Piper Alpha explosion, this is an extraordinary look at what may well be the most dangerous job on earth.
50 minutes, fully narrated, VHS NTSC ONLY VS7120 / $24.95
ASSOCIATED MATERIAL: A&E / History Channel Videos