he might be too close but holds his ground and continues to record. there s that split second that you re wondering is debris going to fall on me, are there metal shards and roofing going to cut me or hit me right in the body. falling debris isn t the only thing to worry about. nichols fears there could be another explosion. part of you wanted to flee, because your instinct is to run away from these things, especially getting hit with a heat wave in the face. part of you as a journalist, as a videographer, wants to stay. the fire, fueled by the leaking gas, continues to burn uncontrollably. nichols records the dramatic scene and soon learns the story has taken a tragic turn. need a medic over here. i thought to myself, someone has to be killed in this. sure enough, it did. the 19-year-old public gas worker. the young victim, mark keeley, is found buried in the debris of a destroyed building. his friends and family are devastated. i didn t think there s any way.
cloud of fire. it seemed like a safe distance. now, he s not so sure. when the explosion happened and i felt the heat and i decided to back away and put cars and a wall between me and the fire. just hide behind. we ll be all right. firefighters are dangerously close to the explosion, but somehow, they survive. the firefighters that were literally ten feet away from the truck, the explosion was on the other side of the truck to where the firefighters were. the entire area becomes a massive inferno, spewing flames and black smoke. it just exploded. tell mom it just exploded. the mood changed massively after that. suddenly, everyone was a little bit worried and a lot of people moved away at that stage. officials evacuate a 1,500 foot radius around the blaze and are on scene for 14 hours.
explodes. more than 100 firefighters respond to the disaster but there s little they can do besides let the fire burn itself out. missile parts litter the road. officials say the explosion is actually caused by the truck s gas tank rupturing, not the solid rocket fuel which burns up in the fire. fortunately, everyone inside the tunnel is able to make it out before the blast, and there are no casualties. january 18th, 2011. a tv news cameraman s videotaping workers responding to a gas leak in the tacony neighborhood of philadelphia when all of a sudden, the ground erupts. all you see is just this flash of light and this giant plume of smoke just rocket up
begins an on-scene interview with andrew about the fire. we had portions of the building collapse the chief thinks the explosions have stopped but right in the middle of the interview, the fire unleashes its biggest blast of the night. any injuries or not at this time. that was a bit warm. honestly, i thought we had pretty much ran out of material to burn at that point but apparently there was a couple waiting for us. the explosion caused by the last containers of methanol happens four hours after the fire begins, startling the chief and his crew. he was obviously concerned, as were we, because it was honestly quite a miracle that there was nobody injured in this, or killed. firefighters continue spraying water throughout the night. finally putting out the stubborn blaze. all that s left of the warehouse is rubble. coming up a street erupts like a volcano.
kellogg s cereal company is recalling four brands. corn pops, honey smacks, fruit loops and apple jacks. they were sold nationwide. kellogg s says there s little chance of health problems, but symptoms include nausea and diarrhea. it s not just cereal. toyota issued a recall of 17,000 lexus vehicles. the problem, they spill too much gasoline during crash tests. toyota says its own tests show the spillage is within safety requirements. if you drive a 2010 lexus, you can expect to hear from the company. and a major overnight fire destroys parts of a fruit packing plant north of sacramento, california. the company is known for fruit baskets and boxes. they ll do everything they can to get the workers back on the job, realizing so many rely on