This was originally set up with Victor Mature and John Lund (I), but filming was suspended after both Mature and Lund suffered minor injuries, and the project was eventually abandoned.
The forest fire was not made in studio, and did not use footage at 80%, but in Los Angeles, where now there is Century City/ Thousands of trees were brought and many pies used to deliver gas for burning trees. This made much disturbance for the neighborhood.