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This is an amazing video of a group of firefighters attempting to put out a building fire when an incredible backdraft occurs pushing them all down. Thankfully nobody was seriously injured in this accident. It's not really fair to these firefighters, as the movie Backdraft made the whole profession a lot more glamorous and life affirming than the deadly explosions involved in real backdraft situations would imply.

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    firemansam08

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    firemansam08 - 3 years ago

    Backdraft: this is a classic backdraft. I am a firefighter, but fortunately have not suffered one of these myself. You can tell its a backdraft because of the way the fire is "breathing", the smoke appearing and disappearing. The fire doesn't have enough oxygen to burn, but is smoldering, heating up to a few thousand degrees. It forces the smoke out then sucks it back in as it tries to get oxygen. Then someone has opened a door or broken a window and kaboom - to use the technical term. Those firefighters

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    • ericmalcolm

      ericmalcolm - 3 years ago

      @firemansam08really: a classic backdraft. its good thing you said something or just the title would have given it away.

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    • DigitalBoyVer4

      DigitalBoyVer4 - 3 years ago

      @firemansam08Well: I say thanks for the info. I was wondering how it happens. Now I know. Just wish that star logo from those 'The More You Know!' things would fly over my head :(

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    • AirDoc

      AirDoc - 3 years ago

      @firemansam08Sorry firemansam: ericmalcolm is a bit of a dickweed and he believes all the titles he reads on this site. Your explanation was very helpful. His smart-ass response was simply the best he could do.

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    • paskari

      paskari - 2 years ago

      @firemansam08AirDoc, why don't you two get a room.

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    • Anthony-Monteiro-512

      Anthony-Monteiro-512 - 4 months ago

      @firemansam08so if they would have noticed the "breathing" you speak of, they would have been able to see not to open a door and/or window and avoided this backdraft?

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  • DrMembrane

    DrMembrane - 3 years ago

    I'm no expert: but thick black smoke means low temperature, you can see at .44 how flames start to come out of the building then the massive explosion happens

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    ImOldGreg - 3 years ago

    someone inside the building: had too many beans for dinner

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    hogberto

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    hogberto - 3 years ago

    this is no backdraft people.: it's a pyrotechnical phenomenon called 'Sudden Vacuum Release Condition'. a backdraft only occurs with a smouldering fire - not the case here. for SVRC you need a strong blaze, suppressed with smoke. if you introduce water into that then you destabilize it, causing the explosion as seen here.

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    • Europeanboy

      Europeanboy - 3 years ago

      @hogbertothis is some nice vid: and u are boring it with ur scientific explanation no one wants to know about

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    • uggy4ever

      uggy4ever - 3 years ago

      @hogbertoI liked the "boring" scientfic explanation: I bet the firefighters would have liked to know about this phenomenon before they started hosing it down so close

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    • hogberto

      hogberto - 3 years ago

      @hogbertoactually i made it up: good, eh?

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    • DrMembrane

      DrMembrane - 3 years ago

      @hogbertojust so you know: vapor never increased a fire, only oxygen does, smoldering is what you say is not, plus a supressed blaze is a contradiction isn't it? so your fake explanation is actually silly

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    • DrMembrane

      DrMembrane - 3 years ago

      @hogbertoI forgot to add: you need to study more thermodynamics and fluid dynamics because you're such an amateur

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    Firefighter1173 - 3 years ago

    ....: that is without a doubt a backdraft flashover is when all the contents in a room reach theyre burn temp causing everything in the room to catch fire

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  • nirvanagirlie

    nirvanagirlie - 3 years ago

    thats what you get: BBQ indoors

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    je0lllll0ep - 4 years ago

    ummmm: This a BackDraft: This was a working fire but there was not enough Air getting to it thus not allowing it to properly develop. The firefighters either broke a window or something similar which caused this massive influx of air that accelerated the process. A flashover IS similar but it is normally a heat induced situation and there is no active fire as it were and the quick introduction of fresh air triggers it. Just my Opinion as I was not there SEE HOW SMART I SOUND! BOOM

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    • wastedrubber

      wastedrubber - 3 years ago

      @je0lllll0epjudging by how much smoke was billowing out: it's pretty safe to assume no door was just opened or window broke. so you don't sound very smart at all.

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    • DrMembrane

      DrMembrane - 3 years ago

      @je0lllll0epvery: smart.. not!

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  • kc_firegirl

    kc_firegirl - 4 years ago

    hmmm: Unless u were there lets try not to monday mornin quarterback. Could be lots of things... and they all end in KFB (KaFuckinBoom)

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  • thebeast10

    thebeast10 - 4 years ago

    wrong: that was definitely a flash over and not a backdraft

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    Keeper241 - 2 years ago

    This a BackDraft: This was a working fire but there was not enough Air getting to it thus not allowing it to properly develop. The firefighters either broke a window or something similar which caused this massive influx of air that accelerated the process. A flashover IS similar but it is normally a heat induced situation and there is no active fire as it were and the quick introduction of fresh air triggers it. Just my Opinion as I was not there...

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  • hogberto

    hogberto - 2 years ago

    all in a day's work: for a fireman

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    kerkkila - 2 years ago

    hmmm this is kinda: OLD

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  • Gimy69

    Gimy69 - 2 years ago

    fake...: its not backdraft...its rosie odonnell farting

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  • hyperpsyched

    hyperpsyched - 2 years ago

    that looked like: the gas main going off.

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    countryfire41 - 2 years ago

    False: Tis not a backdraft, it was a flashover

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    aldeshsa - 2 years ago

    That was hot!: I bet they got fired up over that.

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    lucavi - 2 years ago

    I Think: Someone farted O.o

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  • picioto

    picioto - 2 years ago

    whoa: that was scary...

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    chrisfromSMD - 2 years ago

    Somebody better not say fake.: I'll e-kick-ur-ass!

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    • luisrara

      luisrara - 2 years ago

      @chrisfromSMDFAKE ! ! ! ! !: FAKE "BEATCH" ! ! ! !

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    • Codmasterx

      Codmasterx - 2 years ago

      @chrisfromSMDUmm I cant believe how: fake this video is.. I cant believe they ecspect us to believe that there are things called fires and fire fighters. Thats dumb.. This is so fake.

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    mdbren - 2 years ago

    .: holy smokes...

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    wtfman32 - 2 years ago

    lol: .

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    monokromatik - 2 years ago

    hey whats that?: NOOOOOOO!!!!! don't open the back door.....

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  • dave742

    dave742 - 2 years ago

    Alright!: ?Who flushed?

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    edictzer0 - 2 years ago

    the comment writer says backdraft: and he has never been wrong before

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      laredo444 - 2 years ago

      @edictzer0DEFINE BACKDRAFT: THEN WATCH THE VIDEO AGAIN

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    • Noodle999

      Noodle999 - 2 years ago

      @edictzer0And he's not wrong now: It's plainly and simply a backdraft, or rather a backdraught as us Brits would call them ;)

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    hothead0310 - 2 years ago

    Hose draggers: that's what they are good for....

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    • firesplat

      firesplat - 2 years ago

      @hothead0310ha: you must be a cop

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    • trk2c

      trk2c - 2 years ago

      @hothead0310right: hose draggers that risk their ass to save yours dickhead

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    • laredo444

      laredo444 - 2 years ago

      @hothead0310Yea: he was mad cause it was his donut shop on fire

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