Episode
The Six Million Dollar Man: Fires of Hell
Overview
An experimental process to bring played out oilfields to life is jeopardized by mysterious fires. Steve Austin must discover who is sabotaging the project and why.
Details
- Series
- The Six Million Dollar Man
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1977-01-30
- Runtime
- 51 min
Episode context
Fires of Hell is Episode 16 in Season 4 of The Six Million Dollar Man. It aired on 1977-01-30. The runtime is 51 min.
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