Firefighters from the Boots and Coots Oil Well Firefighting Company use a crane to cap a blazing oil well in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm April 7, 1991 in the Ahman Oil Fields, Kuwait. The well, situated in the Ahman Oil Fields, is one of many set afire by Iraqi forces prior to their retreat from Kuwait.

Firefighters from the Boots and Coots Oil Well Firefighting Company use a crane to cap a blazing oil well in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm April 7, 1991 in the Ahman Oil Fields, Kuwait. The well, situated in the Ahman Oil Fields, is one of many set afire by Iraqi forces prior to their retreat from Kuwait. Stock Photo

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5101 x 3442 px | 43.2 x 29.1 cm | 17 x 11.5 inches | 300dpi

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7 April 1991

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Ahman Oil Fields, Kuwait

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Firefighters from the Boots and Coots Oil Well Firefighting Company use a crane to cap a blazing oil well in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm April 7, 1991 in the Ahman Oil Fields, Kuwait. The well, situated in the Ahman Oil Fields, is one of many set afire by Iraqi forces prior to their retreat from Kuwait.

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