3000 Degrees by Sean Flynn
The true story of a December 1999 warehouse fire in Worcester, Massachusetts that killed six firefighters and seriously injured three others. A minute-by-minute recounting of the events of this tragedy, it also describes the events leading up to it, the background of the individuals involved, and addresses the science and physical realities of an appalling fire such as this. At the centre of the story is the warehouse itself - a massive six-storey brick edifice with almost no windows: medieval in appearance. With a no-longer-used storage-vault for sides of beef and its labyrinthine warren of refrigerators within refrigerators, this building spurred teams of firefighters to penetrate the smoke-filled hellhole. Finally, a brave supervisor restrained any more men from jumping into the inferno. In a bitter irony, it was ultimately discovered that the homeless people originally thought to be inside had left before the building went up in flames.
Sean Flynn is a former Senior Editor at BOSTON MAGAZINE. His cover story 'The Perfect Fire' in ESQUIRE is the basis of this book, and won the National Magazine Award for Reporting.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316859141 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316859141 |
| Title | 3000 Degrees |
| Author | Sean Flynn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2002-07-04 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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