Piper Alpha: Red Adair’s plan to tame the fires

When world-famous US firefighter Red Adair flew in from Houston to orchestrate the operation to “kill” the Piper Alpha wells, the mission appeared immense. Some even thought it impossible.

Jets of flame continued to blast from the devastated wellhead module, the only part of the platform to remain above the water.

The unit tilted at a precarious 45 degree angle and was a smoke-filled maze of sharp, twisted, oil-covered, blistering metal.

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