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And his fellow washington, d.c. firefighters got trapped in. their only way out of the house, back through the flames. i did say to myself, you know, you can stay up here and try and put this fire out and probably die, or you can get out of here. reporter: they made it. but with devastating burns over much of their bodies. the official cause, according to the fire department, linseed oil. back at our experiment, it s been an hour. and we check the linseed-soaked rags with a thermal imageer. those glow in the dark spots are where the linseed oil is beginning to grow hot. obviously you re getting heat buildup. reporter: exposed to air it combines with oxygen molecules. this chemical reaction creates heat. if the linseed oil is on something like a cotton rag it can catch fire at a low as 120 degrees with no outside spark. ....

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