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Weruj1
04-29-2007, 09:39 AM
http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/us/2007/04/28/vo.refinery.explosion.koco&wm=11
RspctFrmCalgary
04-29-2007, 10:27 AM
Stupid thing wouldn't work. It would show the commercial and then go to a gray screen with audio only of the incident.

But I saw it on the news break late last night. Pretty wild the way you could see the building kind of "breathe" before you hear the "whoompf" and see the roof lift.

Hope everyone responding stayed/stays safe!
FireDawgEMT22
04-29-2007, 10:08 PM
WOW, that was something I have never seen before. I hope everyone down there is staying safe.
RFRDxplorer
04-30-2007, 12:33 AM
That was amazing. I've never seen anything like that before..........and sort of hope I never will.......unless from a safe distance:D
mcaldwell
04-30-2007, 12:44 AM
Uh, Chief, We're gonna need a fresh supply of underpants on the Delta side...

:D
dday05
04-30-2007, 12:47 AM
Nice footage. Hell of a fire I must say. We respond to oil well fires about 3-6 times a year. We use to average I'd say anywhere from 5-10+times a year but that has changed the past few years. It's very impressive what lightning can do.
SWLAFireDawg
04-30-2007, 02:57 PM
Yeah that is pretty bad. There must have been a lot of things not done efficiently enough or rapidly enough, but that is a real possibility in the refineries I work in.

The thought of a crude oil tank boil-over is even more horrifying.
dday05
04-30-2007, 06:23 PM
Yeah that is pretty bad. There must have been a lot of things not done efficiently enough or rapidly enough, but that is a real possibility in the refineries I work in.

The thought of a crude oil tank boil-over is even more horrifying.

What kind of fire truck equipment do you have to play with?
SWLAFireDawg
04-30-2007, 07:27 PM
What kind of fire truck equipment do you have to play with?

E-One 3000gpm foam pumper
International 2500gpm foam pumper
International 2000gpm foam pumper
(2) 1000x3000gpm Big Gun portable master stream
(2) 1000x6000gpm Big Gun portable master stream
Purple K Dry Chem trailer
10000 gallon AFFF trailer
20ft Haz Mat trailer
20ft Technical/High Angle Rescue Trailer
(3) 6000 gpm portable diesel pump trailers

And all the fixed equipment goodies located around the plant.
dday05
05-01-2007, 05:17 PM
How about some pics?
WaterbryVTfire
05-01-2007, 05:48 PM
If I wasn't a firefighter I'd say that was one of the "coolest" things I ever saw.
firespec35
05-16-2007, 10:03 PM
If I wasn't a firefighter I'd say that was one of the "coolest" things I ever saw.

I don't care I am a firefighter and that is still one of the coolest things I've ever seen