yeah. it landed on the left front fender and hood where they come together and it landed with such force that it actually bent the frames underneath, pretty much totaled it because of the damage. hours earlier, drummond, a storm chaser, begins following a violent storm that might spawn a tornado. but instead, only brings hail and lightning to west texas. there was a huge lightning strike, bigger and louder than normal. i thought that must have hit something, and shortly after that, i heard on the scanner that tones went out for the fire department. the lightning strike starts a fire at the tank facility that separates oil and gas from seawater used during drilling. the fire department arrives to find three tanks fully engulfed and more tanks that could catch fire at any moment. there were four other tanks that was in close proximity to those tanks that were actively burning, and i didn t want to lose all of the tanks. with no tornadoes to chase, drummond decides to drive
caught on camera: fireball. hello. i m contessa brewer. welcome to caught on camera. dangerous materials are used every day, usually without incident, because safeguards are in place to minimize risks. but natural disasters and man-made accidents happen all too frequently, and when highly flammable materials are involved, an emergency situation can become a fireball. may 15th, 2009. firefighters in texas are battling a blaze at a tank facility that stores oil, gas and seawater. just when they think they have the fire under control, a flare erupts from the tank on the right. it s not a good sign. and in a matter of seconds, the tank launches into the air like a rocket.
hello. i m contessa brewer. welcome to caught on camera. dangerous materials are used every day, usually without incident, because safeguards are in place to minimize risks. but natural disasters and man-made accidents happen all too frequently, and when highly flammable materials are involved, an emergency situation can become a fireball. may 15th, 2009. firefighters in texas are battling a blaze at a tank facility that stores oil, gas and sea water. just when they think they have the fire under control, a flare erupts from the tank on the right. it s not a good sign. and in a matter of seconds, the tank launches into the air like a rocket. everything went bright. the heat was real intense.
fender and hood where they come together and it landed with such force that it actually bent the frames underneath, pretty much totaled it because of the damage. hours earlier, drummond, a storm chaser, begins following a violent storm that might spawn a tornado. but instead, only brings hail and lightning to west texas. there was a huge lightning strike, bigger and louder than normal. i thought that must have hit something, and shortly after that, i heard on the scanner that tones went out for the fire department. the lightning strike starts a fire at the tank facility that separates oil and gas from sea water used during drilling. the fire department arrives to find three tanks fully engulfed and more tanks that could catch fire at any moment. there were four other tanks that was in close proximity to those tanks that were actively burning, and i didn t want to lose all of the tanks. with no tornadoes to chase, drummond decides to drive to the fire and starts recording the
are you serious? yeah. it landed on the left front fender and hood where they come together and it landed with such force that it actually bent the frames underneath, pretty much totaled it because of the damage. hours earlier, drummond, a storm chaser, begins following a violent storm that might spawn a tornado. but instead, only brings hail and lightning to west texas. there was a huge lightning strike, bigger and louder than normal. i thought that must have hit something, and shortly after that, i heard on the scanner that tones went out for the fire department. the lightning strike starts a fire at the tank facility that separates oil and gas from sea water used during drilling. the fire department arrives to find three tanks fully engulfed and more tanks that could catch fire at any moment. there were four other tanks that was in close proximity to those tanks that were actively burning, and i didn t want to lose all of the tanks.