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Seconds from Disaster

Fire on the Ski Slope (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary

In Kaprun, Austria, a mountain train to bring skiers up the mountain erupts in fire as it passes through a tunnel. 155 people die. The cause is an electric heater that catches fire and ignites hydraulic fluid dripping from a leaky line.
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Updated Aug 31, 2004

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Aug 31, 2004 (United Kingdom)
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10 cast members
Name Known for
Stan Ames
Self - Fire Scientist Self - Fire Scientist   See fewer
Richard Bettis
Self - Tunnel Fire Expert (as Doctor Richard Bettis) Self - Tunnel Fire Expert (as Doctor Richard Bettis)   See fewer
Anton Brandauer
Self - Fire Chief Self - Fire Chief   See fewer
Josef Nejez
Self - Funicular Railway Expert (as Professor Josef Nejez) Self - Funicular Railway Expert (as Professor Josef Nejez)   See fewer
Friedrich Untergangschig
Self - Firefighter Self - Firefighter   See fewer
Richard Vaughn
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
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