of the fire melting the steel surrounding the tank, followed by the massive release of propane. the explosion is called a blevy. a blevy is a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion. the steel will weaken because of the heating and because of the pressure inside, it ruptures and that pressurized gas is released very, very quickly. the fire department tries to keep the other tanks from exploding by cooling them with water. we put the water where the flame is impinging on the steel to keep that steel cool so it won t fail. you re controlling the fire, not really putting it out. authorities evacuate the neighborhood, close highways and air space and pump water for 15 straight hours. we just phone down to the water pumping stations, have them increase the pressure for us because we re using such large amounts of water. we were putting on 500 gallons a minute from two directions so 1,000 gallons a minute to prevent another blevy. the fire finally burns itself out.
seemed to lift, like this aura from it, like i don t know, craziness. the enormous blast is the result of the fire melting the steel surrounding the tank, followed by the massive release of the propane. the explosion is called a blevy. a blevy is a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion. the steel will weaken because of the heating and because of the pressure inside, it ruptures, and that pressurized gas is released very, very quickly. the fire department tries to keep the other tanks from exploding by cooling them with water. we put the water where the flame is impinging on the steel to keep that steel cool so it won t fail. you re controlling the fire, not really putting it out. authorities evacuate the neighborhood, close highways and air space and pump water for 15 straight hours. we just phone down to the water pumping stations, have them increase the pressure for us because we re using such
craziness. enormous blast is the result of the fire melting the steel surrounding the tank, followed by the massive release of propane. the explosion is called a blevy. a blevy is a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion. the steel will weaken because of the heating and because of the pressure inside, it ruptures and that pressurized gas is released very, very quickly. the fire department tries to keep the other tanks from exploding by cooling them with water. we put the water where the flame is impinging on the steel to keep that steel cool so it won t fail. you re controlling the fire, not really putting it out. authorities evacuate the neighborhood, close highways and air space and pump water for 15 straight hours. we just phone down to the water pumping stations, have them increase the pressure for us because we re using such large amounts of water. we were putting on 500 gallons a
craziness. enormous blast is the result of the fire melting the steel surrounding the tank, followed by the massive release of propane. the explosion is called a blevy. a blevy is a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion. the steel will weaken because of the heating and because of the pressure inside, it ruptures and that pressurized gas is released very, very quickly. the fire department tries to keep the other tanks from exploding by cooling them with water. we put the water where the flame is impinging on the steel to keep that steel cool so it won t fail. you re controlling the fire, not really putting it out. authorities evacuate the neighborhood, close highways and air space and pump water for 15 straight hours. we just phone down to the water pumping stations, have them increase the pressure for us because we re using such large amounts of water.
it was bright orange and it seemed to lift, like this aura from it, like i don t know, craziness. enormous blast is the result of the fire melting the steel surrounding the tank, followed by the massive release of propane. the explosion is called a blevy. a blevy is a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion. the steel will weaken because of the heating and because of the pressure inside, it ruptures and that pressurized gas is released very, very quickly. the fire department tries to keep the other tanks from exploding by cooling them with water. we put the water where the flame is impinging on the steel to keep that steel cool so it won t fail. you re controlling the fire, not really putting it out. authorities evacuate the neighborhood, close highways and air space and pump water for 15 straight hours.