This is another video that I just flat out could not pass up. People who know me well will understand why.
“The Devil’s Cigarette Lighter”, from 1962 and the Red Adair Company, featuring (of course) Red Adair.
Bonus video #1: Remember these commercials?
I have this mental image of Red Adair placing phone calls to get well heads…and charging them on his AmEx card. (In reality, I expect that his company probably had open accounts with everyone who provided equipment: no AmEx needed.)
(Side note: Red Adair’s biography is kind of pricey on Amazon, even in used paperback form. Interestingly, Boots Hansen’s book (affiliate link) is available in a Kindle edition.)
Bonus #2: this is a two-part biographical video about Red Adair. Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 2 does include a brief discussion of Piper Alpha and Adair’s role in putting out the fire.