A fire chief is investigating the cause of a string of blazes that threaten to destroy her small town, while at the same time dealing with her teen daughter's rebelliousness.
Practical Effects
Surprisingly committed fire stunts for the budget.
Acting
Dean Stockwell's mayor deserved a better script.
Director
Dusty Nelson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was originally titled 'Day of Destruction' and aired on UPN before vanishing into DVD purgatory. It currently holds a 3.2 on TMDB with five votes total — one of which might be from the director's cousin.
Inferno arrived at the tail end of the 'disaster TV movie' boom, when networks realized they could recycle the same exploding miniature sets across multiple scripts. It is essentially a gender-flipped Backdraft for people who found Backdraft too emotionally complex.
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