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3000 degrees, the true story of a deadly fire and the men who fought it, Sean Flynn

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3000 degrees, the true story of a deadly fire and the men who fought it, Sean Flynn

Language

eng

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illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

3000 degrees

Oclc number

49402328

Responsibility statement

Sean Flynn

Sub title

the true story of a deadly fire and the men who fought it

Summary

On December 3, 1999, the call crackled in to the men of the Worcester, Massachusetts Fire Department: a three-alarm warehouse blaze in a six-story windowless colossus of brick and mortar. Firefighters love the excitement of a "triple." But this was a different beast. Rollovers, flashovers, backdrafts, this one had it all. Once inside, they found themselves trapped in a snarling furnace of blazing orange heat as hot as a crematorium, with smoke so black and predatory they had to feel for their partners next to them. Swallowed deep in the building, with no way out, they struggled to survive an ill-fated ordeal that would push them to the very limits of loyalty and courage. What happened next, and how their lives and community were changed forever, offers an unprecedented look at these heroic men whose job it is to rush into burning buildings when everyone else just wants out

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Three thousand degrees

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