Massive Gas Station

[@texasdad7]

It is actually a relief valve for when pressure builds up to prevent an explosion. The "explosion" was a tire popping

[@bryanlawson683]

The truth sounds way less shocking, doesn’t it?

[@ffjsb]

I'm surprised the title didn't have the word "shocking" in it...

[@kevinbyrnes5379]

I just hope nobody died

[@usa4334]

Alan Madison..Come on Bro..It was not the tire popping, The tank failed because the valve was releasing! Do I need to explain to you how and why?

[@wannabetowasabe]

Wouldn't the pressure valve start venting before the tank ruptured? I was thinking this was the tank overheating and the valve releasing the pressure. In that case wouldn't you want to allow the venting gas to burn off rather than vent and build up somewhere under the structure and explode? I don't know much about this. An ex-brother in law of mine was injured (burned) in the Kingman, Arizona train tank car explosion of 1973. He was running across U.S. 66 from the gas station he worked at when the explosion occurred and was knocked to the pavement, so the heat moved past him and above him, minimizing his injuries.

[@Traingender]

Used bus for sale, matte black paintjob, no accidents, overheats sometimes

[@SnipesSkill]

Train Gender *overheated once havent had money to look into it

[@ghettomedic69]

@@SnipesSkill "i know what my car is worth... either take it or leave it.."

[@markschroeder2578]

Rugged? Oh yes. You might say it's been through the fire before!

[@terryhaines8]

Lmfao

[@elvinadhludhlu5380]

Been through hell and back. Drive's smooth as silk

[@TechnikMeister2]

In Australia they have foam suppression nozzles above each row of pumps. If there is a fire like this you hit the big red button on the wall and stand back as tons of foam get blasted over the fire. Sometimes the fire is out before the EMS arrive.

[@mattmoschkau2831]

Stephen A In America we would file suit against someone for pouring anything on us, even if it’s to put out a fire. We also file suit when buildings don’t have systems to help stop fires. Either way they’re screwed.

[@joeschlotthauer840]

Stephen A In the State of Ohio, those foam suppressors are mandatory, this is California.

[@josephastier7421]

We don't like to be bested in fires.

[@ffjsb]

Foam suppression systems are NOT mandatory in Ohio, and are not even used at public gas stations. Some commercial and fleet fueling systems for trucks have them.

[@ffjsb]

A foam suppression system wouldn't put out this fire since it started INSIDE the bus. You'd still have to put foam on it with a hose.

[@MRJK87.]

1:13 That cop said "Nope"

[@Mr.Fox_55]

Lol he went “F this sh*t I’m out”

[@andrewg944]

Is that a police dirtbike? wtf?

[@heartofjustice6041]

he saw a donut shop in the corner.

[@Cheldesho]

oo damnn XD

[@dootguy2238]

Looked like a dual sport which is interesting because I swear to god they only used touring bikes.

[@service1956]

The Burger King restaurant in the background. The true meaning of flame broiled.

[@kcaskmelater5079]

The LNG tank wasn't ruptured that's the safety relief valve opening

[@ehsnils]

Is that really LNG or is it CNG? It's actually quite a difference when it comes to the pressure it's stored under too. LNG tanks stores the fuel in a cooled-down form in a thermos flask with a pressure up to 16 bar (atmospheres) while CNG is up to 300 bar.

[@kcaskmelater5079]

ehsnils as that's an RV burning I would be more inclined to say it's liquid propane

[@Sumofabit]

LNG my azz. It was just an LP tank.

[@NullaNulla]

Yeah if that were a rupture everyone would be on their asses and every window in the street gone. It's venting in a controlled limited fashion.

[@Sumofabit]

Yes they are, but neither was in that tank. It was just LP... propane.

[@845SiM]

Be interested to know what lpg tank was in that. Our truck ones are indestructible, might be emergency pressure venting rather than exploding.

[@vsavoldi]

Yep, Venting for sure, the explosion was probably the tank finally melting and failing.. ended pretty quick after that, not much left to burn.

[@dontyou82]

Ummm.... I live in middle-of-no-ware Maine and all gas stations have both manual and automatic fire suppression systems. Even after no action from workers inside the system will automatically try to put out the blaze and call 911. In most cases the system cannot be disabled with out a special key. A lot of gas stations in the more rural areas (which is where I live) are available even after the store closes and are un-maned all night till the morning and can be used with a debit or credit card and a few actually take $1,$5,$10,$20 bills. So this leave me wondering, in such a progressive state as California why is there not an auto fire suppression system activating???

[@ffjsb]

Matt, this was a fire IN a vehicle, a fire suppression system wouldn't put it out. An automatic system wouldn't be able to get water, foam, or dry chem into the vehicle effectively. Fires at pumps aren't actually all that common, and the pumps have automatic shutoffs, and the fire cannot travel to the underground tanks. So it's actually cheaper to not have a system, and just replace pumps and the canopy if there's a fire. Serious injuries and death from fire at filling stations are even more rare.

[@dontyou82]

I'm aware that an automatic fire suppression system would have not helped with the fire in the vehicle. I was just kinda assuming a fire system was about to actuate from the heat of the fire making the heat sensors trip. I was surprised nothing like that happened and on closer look I didn't see any fire suppression nozzles or heat sensors in the canopy ceiling so that prompted my previous rant. haha Also considering a USED gas pump will run you anywhere from $1,500 to $10,000 (They average around $4,000) and sometimes you have to buy other internal components that your used unit does not come with to make it compatible with your station design and features ... instillation, programming, testing, calibration, etc. will run into much more money! Thats just the pumps... what about the repair or replacement of the canopy and all that entails such as the electrical and lighting in it (though I will say maybe they could just replace half of the canopy), the lost revenue from less gas sales??? Therefore I can't see that it would be cheaper to not get some sort of fire system to protect the owners investment.

[@ffjsb]

Matt, there are shut off valves below the pumps, and fire can't travel through the lines to the underground tanks, so vehicles are generally the biggest fire threat. And since automatic fire suppression systems aren't effective on them, there's no reason to invest in them. And most gas stations make most of their money on items sold inside the store, not the gasoline. That's just there to get you to buy beer and cigs. And if the vehicle owner's insurance has to pay for damages, it typically doesn't cost the station much.

[@fenrisvermundr2516]

Here is why California (state) total unfunded liabilities: ~$257 billion. California (state) debt: ~$151 billion California (state+local) deficit (debt+liabilities) $1 trillion (CA estimate) to $1.5 trillion (external estimate)

[@Stoneham64]

SFFD's motto: 150 years of tradition unaffected by 150 years of technology!

[@frontcentermusician]

Yea..those little water hoses taught that fire a lesson....

[@OneSkiWonder]

There wasn't a BLEVE, which is what those hoses were preventing. When the LNG tank was empty, then they could worry about putting the fire out.

[@megandunnett7900]

@@OneSkiWonder ah, the good old BLEVE. Good to see someone who knows their stuff👍.

[@lappilappland3708]

The Tank is NOT punktured. The Pressure Valve have been open because of the Fire the Heat have raised the Pressure in the Tank massive. The Valve open and let the Pressure our. Problem is: That can happen several times ,but every Time the Liquid Level inside the Tank is fallen. The Liquid is also cooling the inside of the Tank ,and when the Level falling ,the Tank get every Time hotter ,until it comes to a Bleve,a Livedangerous Explosion of the vaporized Gas inside the Tank. The Tank itself is Disintigrates like a Grenade with thousands of Shrapnel like Splitter around.

[@jurgenkuhlmann9194]

These safety valves are to avoid BLEVEs when the car has caught fire. They happen when a pressure vessel still remains filled halfway, after a safety valve had only opened once and then remains shut.

[@TheModernSnipez]

That wasn't punctured...that was the relief valve doing it's job.

[@mikerca]

I’m confused. Was that an actual fire department on the scene ?

[@roneagle8038]

The tank was not "Punctured". The relief valve did what it was supposed to do. And, was that the three stooges laying that line?

[@bindig1]

I guess the explosion was the propane tank venting as it was designed to do

[@drfernbush1117]

The tire exploded according to the title.

[@mathewmcgill6266]

So, what's up with all these other hoses not being used? It seems like fire fighters do a lot of unfolding hoses that do nothing or come very late in the game.

[@uav123guy]

Firefighting student, they are likely just extra hoses in case this contained fire blows out of control and they dont want to spend time setting them up. Easier to take down than set up.

[@mathewmcgill6266]

@@uav123guy That makes sense.

[@quantumbits]

I remember one 4th of July, the fireworks set off a bush fire. The fire department took it seems like 20 minutes to arrive and unfold and set up. The crowd was watching the fire grow, more than the fireworks....uhm do something! They put the fire out in 5 seconds flat.

[@uav123guy]

@@quantumbits I get what you are saying. The issue is no fire department just runs in. There are tons of things that ned to be done before. Preconnects laid, pump op needs to give the right pressure, information of who is wear and what is inside. Thats why there is such an effort to prevent fires in the first place.

[@thenussbaum44]

Deck gun and get back until the tanks vent, and did the guy in the front ever get water in that line.

[@robertbraun7155]

Pressure relief valve not a puncture nor explosion. Its supposed to do that so it doesn't explode...

[@kungfucommando1642]

Completely inadequate fire fighting apparatus for a class bravo fire. San Francisco apparently can’t afford to properly train and equip their fire department. That fire called for AFFF, and they should have trucks equipped for it. Not to mention they could have ALL been killed had that LPG tank exploded. Poor example of a major metropolitan fire department.

[@flmedic1]

There are pressure relief valves for just such an occasion, so it won't explode.

[@minnesotasquadvlogs5618]

Fireman: well now I can get a tan Police: BBQ any one

[@jigsawjason1984]

Fire... No explosion, the end.

[@758Angel]

Aren't you supposed to use foam? And why only one person using a hose? There should be at least three fire trucks specifically at a gas station. Edit:.... At least they brought back up...

[@mikesullivan7951]

A lot of your big city fire department's don't have foam.i live in a small town in TEXAS.all but 2 of our fire trucks have CAFS.our main truck has 3000 gal of water and a foam system.

[@rayarsenault4774]

Knowing a few things about bulk propane, and responding to bulk propane leaks and/or fires; and having watched 4:05 at 0.25 speed, that was a tire failing. if it were the tank failing, there'd be no glass left in your door from the shockwave.

[@amersyed8620]

It was handled very casually, except few firefighters who were fighting with it. The rest pumps can be saved easily.

[@HungryGuyStories]

This is in California?!?! Those firemen are gonna have to pay a *_HUGE_* fine for going over their daily water allotment!!!

[@markschroeder2578]

Not to mention the bus's owner for lighting a fire without a permit! 😂😂😂😂

[@lukasguderjahn]

Smart of that dude to shut the door when the explosion happened!

[@skiqsr]

That was a tire

[@roseharris8528]

Scared me half to death and I’m watching on KZbin lol

[@VitalExistence]

there was no explosion, downvote

[@benmak917]

Looks like firefighters was caught of guard. No liquid flammable extinguisher foam was used. This bus was holding lots of diesel fuel which burned violently.

[@greenpedal370]

And who made you the Chief Fire Officer?

[@peterp1158]

Firefighter at the curb spends his/her time arranging the hoses/deck chairs.

[@enid0mom]

Peter Pirich The hose had loops in it that would kink up when the water was turned on. Have you never had that happen with a garden hose?

[@lennytompkins9767]

Are you a firefighter?

[@tylerheater2020]

Second he's most likely the battalion chief or incident Command.

[@carl2017]

My grandmother has more go in her than those Fire fighters.

[@NullaNulla]

enid0mom you are correct. Though I'll never understand why they flay instead of roll their hoses making more work for themselves. We roll here and rolling/bowling out hoses we've found a lot quicker than draging out. Nozzle on one end and plug the other end in after rolling, charge and go.

[@Palmerrip]

Where is the foam unit?

[@DasArab]

Its still being all Bling Blinged up at the Fire Engine Bling Bling Shoppe. Bling Bling is top priority for US fire persons.

[@Renville80]

@@DasArab Cite your sources prat.

[@DasArab]

@@Renville80 aww you need a cuddle braps xxx

[@Stormprobe]

You call that an EXPLOSION?

[@jhorne18]

It is beyond my comprehension why these cities do not have foam on hand. Water is almost ineffective against petrol-based fires; usually, it just scatters them. LNG was burning, but these gas stations also carry a lot of ptrol products, and I suspect lot of those were burning as well.

[@anthonyx6798]

Legend has it that a simple gas station clerk named Abu later came out with a small fire extinguisher and put out the flames instantly.

[@HYUKLDER1]

Who's idea was it to use two hoses instead of one after 3.36 minutes?

[@JumpingFlapjack]

Your Firefigtherbrigades do not use Firefighting foam, to bring such a fire down?

[@frankanddanasnyder3272]

Propane tank was not pierced....the safety pressure valve just popped open. Explosion was a tire....

[@tommyroche9142]

What EXPLOSION ?

[@peterp1158]

4:05

[@chrismorin6663]

Tommy Roche tire...

[@usa4334]

Not the tire..

[@BratMamiii]

Peter Piri

[@PInk77W1]

0:20 “That bus is history” What was your first clue ?

[@shaofuchang515]

Not a puncture... just a safety valve

[@tghost7721]

Those fire hoses are annoying 😒😒😒😒

[@bobl78]

the tank is no punctured , there is a plastic rupture disc on the tank... when it melts due to fire, it releases the gas in a relatively controlled way instead of the whole tank going off in a big explosion

[@boomer9900]

Poor training these firefighters had. So many people, so little water. And jeez, why spray the rear down when you see the propane tank venting right at the gas pumps. Cool that front down. The venting was going fine until the temp started to rise and then became continuous, a sure sign of an impending explosion. Goofy.

[@charonstyxferryman]

"why spray the rear down" Cooling ... with the purpose of preventing a BLEVE explosion of the liquified gas stored in the vehicles fuel tank. More about BLEVE: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_liquid_expanding_vapor_explosion

[@LeafGreenLPs]

Trust me, they (and I) would rather prevent a BLEVE than have a bus already on fire get a little more crispy. A BLEVE would have leveled that gas station and damaged surrounding buildings, they're stupidly powerful.

[@MrSilly-no4gz]

using water on a gas fire = stupid

[@2olvets443]

Not a Gas Station Fire. A vehicle fire at a gas station. click bait!!!

[@ThatDamnPandaKai]

You can clearly see the pumps are on fire, stupid

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

@@ThatDamnPandaKai Shut up, moron.

[@andrewdaley5375]

@@ThatDamnPandaKai the pumps are not on fire

[@mameshiba691]

What you need to do is call Bumblebee over here and let him pee over the fire. 😂

[@Fade2005]

Why they tore the whole gas station down? Instead of replacing it

[@BillBlast7372]

That wasn't a puncture, it's a pressure relief valve....FYI.

[@binky8501]

USE FOAM...sheesh

[@Rayman1971]

or at least a wider spray....

[@bravoA-su8xm]

its california they cut that money out of the taxes so they can give it to the illegals

[@pip12111]

Bill Buehner oh nooooo not in San Fransicko. Foam causes caaaaaancer

[@teamskrub2292]

You want to go up there and tell that to the first responders that are probably more qualified than you?

[@binky8501]

Team Skrub I have 32 yrs as a firefighter thank you very much

[@alain610]

Very very lousy firefight , 2 who actually drop water , 15 who look and play with the hoses im glad i dont live there

[@jeremywatrobski2939]

How did the supression system not activate???

[@andybiggs6850]

A million dollars worth of fighting equipment ,dose no good if it takes forever for them to get water going

[@walterfink9782]

Another great video, about a fire. An optical zoom lens would have made this video, even better. Foam might have helped on the fire.

[@41mhz25]

Im not criticizing the firefighters, but that is a lame response to a working fire in a gas station. Hows about that box alarm? I know if it were me, Id wanna know where both my trucks and another two engines are hiding.

[@ffjsb]

I'd be happy if they had at least use a large line or deck gun.

[@shannonlove4328]

Yeah, it's weird that they fought a fuel fire with water. Here in a Texas, after a fuel fire anywhere, it's looks like a plane crashed, there is so much foam.

[@BarrieBusesandTrains]

In Hollywood the gas pumps instantly explode when the slightest flame touches them. #sarcasm #lifeainthollywood

[@chriswikeen3743]

I'm not understanding why the deckgun wasn't applied immediately after the tank vented.

[@josephchellis9545]

Thats not massive

[@NetzKanal]

Why does it take hours till they finally get some water running in the front? Don't get it.

[@larrywiggins672]

They only have one fire truck? Must have sold all the others to feed the homeless .

[@tommyboy71]

Hey Fireman. Take your time, it’s only a GAS STATION. Don’t fucking strain yourself and have any sense of urgency.

[@ryanburbridge]

Tank not punctured. Just the over pressure safety

[@benjamin5028]

Fire Suppression is required on all Gas Stations in Massachusetts, I guess not in Ca.

[@OneSkiWonder]

Who knew that buses came equipped with afterburners?

[@nonoyobeezewax9527]

I just don't understand why firetrucks aren't equipped with foam as well as water.

[@hallcert]

where did they learn to fight a fire? why didnt they turn the pumps off? Why only one little hose... need 2 and half

[@ffjsb]

The pumps WERE off. But you're right about the 2 1/2".

[@Andy-je3el]

I’m just sitting here waiting for the explosion. Doo da doo

[@drfernbush1117]

A tire exploded, read the title.

[@JohnTaylor-gy2ps]

One would think that it should take less than four minutes to join a hose and get it working ! A bit more water earlier would have certainly helped.

[@redbaron474]

That's the idiocy so prevalent in San Fran, trying to fight a major vehicle fire with a single line (when for something that size you need at least 3 lines).

[@MrRCGNL]

Over here, they'd have dispatched a foam/powder truck an 1st alarm, putting a cloud of powder over the bus, killing the fire instantly and finish is of with foam when rwd. 6 mins and no foad/powder unit visible in a city like SF ?????

[@thecopelandfamily]

Was about to ask what explosion? But then my headphones blew out of my ears.

[@luisdiaz9000]

COME ON GUYS, in USA all Fire Departments have a lot of resources, trucks, equipments, water, foam, etc, and in many videos you can see to much negligence. In this particular case, why they dont use a 2nd line? whi just one a 1 1/2" line with just water if you know you are attack a possible fuel fire. A lot of firemen walking arround in the fuel station fire, guys, this is not a game. The best way to attack the fire is try to kill him in the shortest possible time.

[@phillipcarter7514]

The firefighters needs more pressure on the firehose

[@adrian5401]

This is what you call getting paid to pull hose around the road like a lemon.

[@mrstrangetiger3228]

FFS It's not the propane tank rupturing, it's the safety release valve operating. It is supposed to prevent the propane tank from exploding, tho some tanks still explode due to the tank wall melting.

[@lauramolony]

How did the fire start?

[@JohnStopman]

_"For some reason, the driver decided to park it next to a gas pump, and it caught fire shortly afterwards."_ If I wanted to see something go boom, without caring to considerate the consequences of my actions, I would've done the same thing. Luckily, I am a responsible guy :-D

[@ineffably_described]

"hey Earl grab that garden hose it should be fine"

[@TheNaqoyqatZ]

Did they get a free car wash?

[@mariedavis5116]

Why dont they move the cars? I would not leave my car parked there.

[@albertomadeirajr7824]

Don't tell me that the tire cause that explosion. Tire blowing up makes a different sounds.

[@josephastier7421]

Looks like a LNG tank venting like it was supposed to. Why they don't aim them UP I do not know.

[@johnargus9081]

That firefighter with his limp hose reminded me of a guy who just can't get it up. LOL. He so wants to get in the game, but nope, got nothing. Felt sorry for him. Question, why is a bus that's powered by LNG at a gas station anyway?

[@sanddabz5635]

John Argus, cause they stopped off to buy lotto scratchers....making people who are there to buy gas wait behind them in line.

[@FLV.USA.CONSTITITION.2ND.]

Not punctured, pop off valve doing its job. Click bait

[@25mfd]

Some foam and a few deck guns would have been good.

[@whiteknightcat]

I don't understand ... the LNG tank was basically blowtorching the neighboring gas pump yet the crew with the hand line seemed primarily concerned with using a concentrated stream on the burned bus rather than a diffuse mist on the area between the bus and the pump. I also only see the single Engine crew at work initially - why did this not merit a full structure fire response?

[@ffjsb]

You're NOT going to "diffuse" that giant blowtorch. The pump is not going to blow up either. What they should've been doing is using MORE water to extinguish the fire in the bus and cool the LNG tank so it didn't blow and go rocketing down the block.

[@whiteknightcat]

That's why I asked about the diffuser pattern - not to extinguish a fire with the single hand line but to cool the area and keep the existing fires contained until more resources were brought to bear by the other units that arrived after.

[@ffjsb]

They used a line that was too small. The goal should've been to extinguish the fire in the bus rapidly. That would cool the tank, and cause it to vent less gas out, protecting any exposures. Once the flames impinged on the pumps, they were trashed. And while more manpower always helps, one crew should've been able to at least contain the fire, with others coming to mop up, so to speak.

[@whiteknightcat]

Looks like they initially attacked with their red line (at least that's what the small hand attack line is called over here).

[@ffjsb]

If you're referring to a reel type line, this line is bigger, but not big enough...

[@NeutronSplitter]

[Insert Burger King joke here]

[@patsematary]

“Explosion” In capital letters is 1 one tyre the only “remarkable ” situation is a fireman walking back & forth with an empty hose

[@tristanprince3039]

Nice clickbait putting EXPLOSION in the title with all caps knowing damn well people only clicked because they thought the gas station exploded. It was a just a tire exploding! You know, the thing that happens to every single vehicle that catches on fire?! Disliked for misleading!

[@mattl2095]

judging by the Pressure Relief valve activating around the 1:41 I'd almost begin to wonder if this is an alterative fuel vehicle That also Has Compressed natural gas onboard to power it when its not running on standard Gasoline.. never have really seen Traditional Powered vehicles Vent like that before.

[@robertk.9591]

What are they using? A garden hose?

[@kingofmetal1961]

That is some fantastic water pressure.

[@erickellogg8532]

Where was this

[@CastilloDelDiablo]

Gas cylinder doing what a gas cylinder is designed to do.

[@Keaton0801]

Why didn’t they just douse it with the fire engine water cannon? With how big that fire was, one fire hose isn’t going to do much.

[@jeremywestern7067]

WHY DONT THEY PUT BUCKETS OF WATER NEXT TO FUEL PUMPS FOR HEAVENS SAKE???

[@jamess4869]

Being former NAVY... We would have had the fire out way faster. No offence but they looked like the Keystone Cops

[@erickellogg8532]

how much damage was done

[@R-Ws308]

Where was the explosion?

[@gravityskeptic8697]

I would expect firefighters in developing countries to try and put out a fire at a gas station with water. Not in the US. The nozzles aren't even adjustable. I would expect every fire engine to be equipped with foam and powder, and adjustable nozzles that can create a curtain of water, instead of just a direct beam. I commend the bravery of the firefighters, fighting this dangerous fire with such primitive means.