[sammyg2]

I studied the above fires in detail a long time ago in fire fighting school (Univ. of Reno).
Almost gave me nightmares and I just watched video and read about them.
The most amazing part was that men without proper gear kept running in to fight the fire, wave after wave, even though they knew the ones before them died and that they would likely experience the same fate. They knowingly sacrificed their lives to save the lives of others and to save the ship. THAT is courage I have never known.

Most of our current fire-fighting techniques and equipment was developed by the navy as a result of ship fires.
As tragic as those incidents were, they probably resulted in many more lives being saved.
Still sux tho.