Car Fire Mishap Video – Firefighter Close Call

Car Fire Mishap

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Engine 141 on July 26, 2006 at 1:43 pm
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Engine 141 on July 26, 2006 at 1:47 pm
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Almost looks like a magnesium flare up when water is applied to same when it is very hot. I’ve seen that a few times on Fords and European cars.
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Anonymous on July 28, 2006 at 1:08 am
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1 would think that there should more than 1 fm on the hose. Don’t u think?? I sure think that would make a lot of sense 2 me, that way they’re giving the pressure 2 the hose/they can put out the fire.
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Engine 139 on December 3, 2006 at 2:40 pm
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The flare up is from magnesium. When water is applied to magnesium on fire there is a chemical reaction as shown. Firefighters are taught early on to use caution with magnesium. Class D fires involve extremely high temperatures and highly reactive fuels. For example, burning magnesium metal breaks water down to hydrogen gas and excites the fire; breaks halon down to toxic phosgene and fluorophosgene and may cause a rapid phase transition explosion; and continues to burn even when completely smothered by nitrogen gas or carbon dioxide (in the latter case, also producing toxic carbon monoxide). Consequently, there is no one type of extinguisher agent that is approved for all class D fires; rather, there are several common types and a few rarer ones, and each must be compatibility approved for the particular hazard being guarded. Additionally, there are important differences in the way each one is operated, so the operators must receive special training. Some example class D chemistries include:

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