Fires of Kuwait
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After Saddam Hussein had the Kuwait Oil wells lit up, teams from all over the world fought those fires for months. They had to save the oil resources, as well as reduce air pollution. The different teams developed different techniques of extinguishing the fires. Man's emergency creativity can be seen at it's best.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1992-06-09
Runtime: 36 mins
Director: David Douglas
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Fires of Kuwait
Production Companies: Black Sun Films, IMAX
Production Countries: Kuwait
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