The Devil's Cigarette Lighter - Part 1 of 4

Produced by Bob Bailey Studios, this film features the first person narration of famed oilwell fire fighter, Red Adair. Red Adair takes you step by step as he and his fire fighters (including Boots Hansen and Coots Mathews) extinguished the oil well fire that put the Red Adair Company on the map and the cover of Life Magazine.
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[@joeachberger3455]

I had the chance to meet "Boots" Hansen ,...What a pleasure!!!...I consider him and Mr Adair and Coots Mathews to be the true American heroes, I would have given anything to be on that crew,.....hard work ,...innovation and BALLS,.....I really admire those men.

[@sbchelldiver]

What a humble & understated man Red Adair was!!!He explains all of this monumental operation in such an understated, matter-of-fact way, as if it was not the big thing it truly was...his way of explaining it, as if it were an old-time yarn, is truly wonderful!!!!

[@twotif454]

Always been a fan of Mr. Adair since I first saw a story about him many years ago.

[@stomperouter]

I got to meet Red Adair when I was a kid about 11 or so. My dad was one of the directional drillers on this project. We still have some home movies he brought home. Something to see.

[@gregmarbury9432]

I got drunk with him in Galveston in 1981. He insisted on buying every drink my crew or I had. He had some real big fellows that doubled as bodyguards with him too. I was a boat captain in the gulf oilfields at the time. Real Gentleman, no kidding.

[@volumecorps]

Red Adair....a true legend.

[@rosewhite---]

0:27 that outcrop at left is a bit of Flood sediments that hardeened enough to not slump and wash away as the flood's water drained back under the crust.
It is called Flood Topography and similar can be seen all over Earth.

[@Manintoga]

Did some math on this , the power output of that flame was about 7000 megawatts or 7 gigawatts, 185 cubic meters of NG per second being burned.

[@garlandremingtoniii1338]

Red was an absolutely amazing man. And he was a TEXAN!!!!

[@MrSkegman]

a true American.

[@moncorp1]

Bad ass enough to be played by John Wayne

[@ZE0SPantera]

Are parts 2 thru 4 available?

[@doxadvisors5948]

Are the other three parts available anywhere?

[@napleswolverine7189]

I think that man would say drill baby drill just don’t let it get out of control or you have to call Red