Could Professor Jose Torero's fire protection system have saved the Twin Towers? When a fire gets out of control in a skyscraper it tests fire fighters to their limits. Predicting how a fire is behaving high up in a building is almost impossible. The fire fighters who entered the Twin Towers on 11 September 2001 could only guess at what was happening almost 1000 feet above them. That fateful day brought about the death of 343 New York fire fighters. Jose Torero believes fire fighters need not be put in such danger and that new technology could have saved many of the 343 fire fighters who died doing their duty that day. He believes he could even have saved the Twin Towers. He has spent the last ten years developing a system that could change the way fires are fought forever. It's called Firegrid. It's a revolutionary approach to fire fighting that could save thousands of lives, giving man the upper hand on one of his oldest enemies.
| Title | Horizon - Season 44 Episode 7 : Skyscraper Fire Fighters |
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| Alternative Titles | BBC Horizon |
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| First Air Date | 1964-02-04 |
| Last Air Date | 2024-07-22 |
| Number of Episodes | 1169 |
| Number of Seasons | 60 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | BBC Two, |
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| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Horizon Season 44 :Episode 1 My Pet Dinosaur My Pet Dinosaur
2007-03-13Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 44 :Episode 2 The Elephant's Guide to Sex The Elephant's Guide to Sex
2007-03-20Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 44 :Episode 3 Prof Regan's Beauty Parlour Prof Regan's Beauty Parlour
2007-03-27Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 44 :Episode 4 Mad but Glad Mad but Glad
2007-04-03Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 44 :Episode 5 Moon for Sale Moon for Sale
2007-04-10Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 44 :Episode 6 Battle of the Brains Battle of the Brains
2007-04-17Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 44 :Episode 7 Skyscraper Fire Fighters Skyscraper Fire Fighters
2007-04-24Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 44 :Episode 8 The Six Billion Dollar Experiment The Six Billion Dollar Experiment
2007-05-01Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 44 :Episode 9 How to Commit the Perfect Murder How to Commit the Perfect Murder
2007-05-08Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
