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3000 Degrees: The True Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men Who Fought It
On Dec. 3, 1999, the men of the Worcester, Massachusetts Fire Department responded to a three-alarm warehouse blaze in a six-story building. Once inside, the firefighters found themselves trapped 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.
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April 1st 2002
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I don't specifically remember this tragedy, though as I read the book, I had a vague recollection. Unfotunately, after 9/11 whenever I think of mass casualty firefighting events, the attack on the World Trade Center blocks out all of the others in my mind. Very similar to 9/11 was this fire in an abandoned meat processing plant in Worchester, MA. The firefighters went into the building without knowing what awaited them beyond the walls, with the intent to rescue anyone who may be trapped inside....more
"The funny thing about firemen is...night and day, they're always firemen."
-- Donald Sutherland, Backdraft.
3000 Degrees is the story six firemen who died in a Worcester warehouse fire on December 3, 1999. The warehouse was a big, brick, windowless monster with a labyrinthine interior that was hard to navigate in daytime, sans fire. When it became dark, filled with smoke and flame, it was a death maze. The fire started after a vagrant fight knocked over a candle. The ...more
-- Donald Sutherland, Backdraft.
3000 Degrees is the story six firemen who died in a Worcester warehouse fire on December 3, 1999. The warehouse was a big, brick, windowless monster with a labyrinthine interior that was hard to navigate in daytime, sans fire. When it became dark, filled with smoke and flame, it was a death maze. The fire started after a vagrant fight knocked over a candle. The ...more
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Sean Flynn writes for Esquire and this is based partially on an article he wrote about the terrible fires suffered by Worcester, Massachusetts. The town has lost much of its industrial base and there were many abandoned buildings that were worth more from insurance claims than as empty buildings. It was not uncommon for engine companies to be called out to fires three to five times per night. Sometimes, the fire might be a prelude to the big one, a small fire just enough to set off the...more
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I don't remember this story too well from when it actually happened and was in the newspaper. Had I known I was going to marry a firefighter, I probably would have paid closer attention.
A series of almost unavoidable, unintentional errors left the fire department with a crushing loss. The district manager and the men who were there will undoubtedly never forget it; it was their brothers who were lost. Modern firefighters will hopefully not forget it; some of the surviving men tra...more
A series of almost unavoidable, unintentional errors left the fire department with a crushing loss. The district manager and the men who were there will undoubtedly never forget it; it was their brothers who were lost. Modern firefighters will hopefully not forget it; some of the surviving men tra...more
Very well done, great writing, a heartbreaking story done very well.
A well told story of a game-changing event in the fire service. The Worchester Cold Storage fire was quickly forgotten in the public eye after 9/11, but the lessons offered and the unsolvable truths revealed within that story have impacted how fires are managed ever since. The author strikes a good balance of telling a tale of the events, bringing forth the human sides of the story, while avoiding the overly melodramatic route that could have diminished the book in my view.
3000 degrees is the retelling of one of Worcester Massachusetts's most tragic fires. It sucks the readers into the tragedy that took place in a abandoned warehouse on December 3rd, 1999. This book will grip you and never let go from start to finish. This is the first book I ever read in just about 3 or 4 days.
At Wooster Cold Storage, a huge 12 brick thick windowless death trap caught on fire. Six brave firemen, in teams of two, were trapped inside overtaken by chemical laced smoke and incredible heat. Flynn does a excellent job of bringing the fire to life, but fails to exalt his hero’s to the same status.
This is a great account of the Worcester Cold Storage Building fire that took the lives of 6 firefighters. The author provides an excellent backdrop of the families and the brotherhood of firefighters. It is a quick read and worth picking up.
This book hurt, I know John Sullivan from Engine 3 and could feel his anguish when he came out of the building and was looking for his 2 lost firefighters.
Gripping account of the Worcester MA warehouse fire.
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