gas, including oxygen, helium and one of the hottest burning gases of all, acetylene. acetylene burns at about 3400 degrees. it s used as far as what the common purpose knows mostly in welding and cutting. local tv news cameras record the blaze as it burns out of control. we didn t, of course, realize the scope of what the fire was going to be. the fire begins during a delivery of tanks to the refilling station. the delivery driver comes running in and says hey, man, i got a leak, i think i broke a valve and i can t shut it off. what do you want me to do? employee randy bibb grabs one of the fire extinguishers in
texas, on july 25th, 2007. this is no ordinary fire. on the lot are several hundred tanks filled with compressed gas, including oxygen, helium and one of the hottest burning gases of all, acetylene. acetylene burns at about 3400 degrees. it s used as far as what the sxhon person common person knows mostly in welding and cutting. local tv news cameras record the blaze as it burns out of control. we didn t, of course, realize the scope of what the fire was going to be. the fire begins during a delivery of tanks to the refilling station. the delivery driver comes running in and says hey, man, i got a leak, i think i broke a valve and i can t shut it off. what do you want me to do? employee randy bibb grabs one
tv news cameras record bright yellow and orange flames raging out of control. towering clouds of thick smoke turn from the inferno. firefighters try to contain the chemical fuel blaze but it s an uphill battle. the flames spread through the facility and find storage tanks of chemicals that erupt, causing a gigantic fireball. as day turns to night, huge bright clouds of fire rip through the dark sky. officials warn residents to keep windows and doors shut as toxic clouds of smoke billow into the air. the fire is so intense, shipping traffic on the nearby river is suspended for safety. it takes 200 firefighters two full days to bring the massive fire under control. fortunately, none of the 50 employees of the chemical facility or any firefighters are injured.
gases of all, acetylene. acetylene burns at about 3400 degrees. it s used as far as what the common purpose knows mostly in welding and cutting. local tv news cameras record the blaze as it burns out of control. we didn t, of course, realize the scope of what the fire was going to be. the fire begins during a delivery of tanks to the refilling station. the delivery driver comes running in and says hey, man, i got a leak, i think i broke a valve and i can t shut it off. what do you want me to do? employee randy bibb grabs one of the fire extinguishers in case the escaping gas ignites. kind of just a green kind of haze floating there, kind of greenish. i grabbed the fire hose and i just start fogging it because you know what s going to happen. it s getting ready to go.
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