GI Snuffs Out Oil Well Fire
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KUWAIT CITY — A U.S. Army sergeant has been credited with plugging a blazing Kuwaiti oil well with his bare hands--the first of more than 500 burning wells brought under control by the allies.
Sgt. Forrest Irvin, an Army engineer, turned a control wheel to shut down the burning well in the Ahmadi oil field south of Kuwait city, a British military spokesman said.
He said that Irvin, without protective clothing or special equipment, was assisted by four soldiers from Britain’s Royal Engineers.
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