Owners Watched Fort McMurray Home Burn to Ground Over iPhone

After fleeing the wildfires that engulfed Fort McMurray, James O’Reilly and his wife watched their home burn to the ground on a home security camera via an iPhone. This video taken by the security camera shows the couple’s living room, front window and a fish in a tank as the smoke and flames engulf the house. Metro Edmonton first reported the story here.
Courtesy: James O'Reilly
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[@brittanybroquadio8846]

NOOOOO THE FISH

[@davidpaepke7397]

Sure took a LOT of smoke to set off smoke detector.

[@Ashley-ki1rt]

Brittany Broquadio Maybe the fish were put in another container and taken with? :(

[@Renee.francis]

Brittany Broquadio I was thinking the same thing for the whole video. :(

[@ambermoon6036]

Brittany Broquadio I was just about to type that

[@deechano3636]

same thing i thought ohh

[@elishawesley5358]

I'm so sorry that this happened to your home. And your poor fish.

[@gaylenewood7707]

Whoever burn that house down with any animal in the house should be going to jail for several months.

[@johnnylawrence7409]

But the fish is in water

[@adventureswithavaandsadie6939]

@@gaylenewood7707 The whole town was on fire not just their house.

[@MsVicki73]

@@johnnylawrence7409 did you not see the window glass break from the heat? Fish tank will do the same

[@MsIvargas]

fish survived

[@tr45hy89]

House: literally gone Fire Alarm: Oh btw I thinks theres a fire somewhere

[@katekatey279]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@God_of_pain_2.0]

😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@bodychoke]

Not funny. Be quiet.

[@soulz0387]

@@bodychoke stfu

[@studiomg3212]

“Me thinks a blaze lurks outside this here window… so long as theres no smoke! 😀”

[@indianheadlogan]

*Fire completely engulfs and surrounds entire house* Smoke alarm: wha-what... oh... *BEEP*

[@Justice_McWilliams]

It was probably sleeping on the job

[@AmericanDad420]

Haha

[@maxr.mamint8580]

"Dammit Jim! I'm a Smoke alarm, not a Fire alarm!"

[@God_of_pain_2.0]

Lol

[@MrsMrMoney]

And mine in my kitchen goes off every time I cook!!!!! And no, not bc I burn everything. Lol

[@tjwash5118]

My smoke alarm goes off when I burn toast, that room was full of smoke before theirs beeped.

[@terencebarrett2897]

I agree,with you ''my house '' if toast burns,i open back door,turn extractor fan on , and just slight smoke ,wafts in through upstairs toilet window'''sets upstairs + downstairs smoke alarms off ''screeching'', something didn't seem right about this video' as though it was staged,set up

[@missleemarie3]

@@terencebarrett2897 could just be bad alarms. Or the alarm was in another room that wasn't as smoky yet.

[@terencebarrett2897]

@@missleemarie3 I agree Lee , hopefully no one was hurt or killed, sorry fish and whatever,, probably getting rid of that spider that iritated them,, merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and your family

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

The alarms goes off when smoke reaches them. It doesn't really matter how much smoke there is.

[@arlind530d]

Shut your ass up! Pray for the fish 🙏

[@fortheloveofpaint4]

The scariest part was how long it took the fire alarm to go off..

[@Hunter-sf6dd]

Trainman123 and the fire alarm didn’t go off until the whole room was filled with smoke at 3:00

[@Andreas4696]

Fire alarms react to smoke, not fire.

[@jasmineisabella]

that's what i was thinking in my head. the fire was already at the window..scary.

[@ValenDRV]

Eden Vladia that was a Nest protect. Those are new.

[@noodles9554]

For the Love Of Paint The fire alarms need smoke to go off.... and obviously won’t trigger until smoke gets into the sensors.

[@JStrick525]

Listening to the sounds of the fire breaking the windows and stuff hitting the house towards the beginning is really eerie. I can’t even begin to imagine how helpless the residents felt watching this.

[@theceilingfanhub4484]

Something I found from looking this up, they were able to rebuild their house a year after the fire.

[@reneemcgee9623]

That's how it sounds in a tornado, then the pressure starts to build, and the sounds intensify, and then your house lifts up. Sometimes, it sits down. Sometimes, it blows away.

[@LindaReynen-tf7fp]

Gives you time get out. It took few minutes before glass broke.

[@Silver_Stitcher]

I pray that this family is safe and blessed with a new home and pets. So sorry for your loss.

[@dms2331]

Can we all pay our respects to the lives lost in this. Rip those poor fish

[@moistspicytaco378]

DMS Inc. do you think it was a saltwater tank or a freshwater tank

[@fa9lita]

Moistspicytaco 0109 pretty sure it was saltwater, I saw some corals and I think I saw some live rock, and I saw some community fish swimming, salt water fish are mostly expensive and the tanks equipment looked like it was very expensive, hopefully they saved the fishies in a container or something

[@TheWu1976]

@@fa9lita, unfortunately, I saw some swimming, in the tank, @ 0:30.

[@ericlevchuk5176]

😂😂😂😂nice joke

[@lisaleblanc6443]

Ha dam

[@ilovebeinagirl]

Insurance company: We need more footage before we can pay out your claim.

[@nopeakinns1607]

😂 im sayin

[@zyglo9826]

I sure hope they didn’t have Allstate.

[@mattjordane1901]

Well I’m sure they had enough proof since the entire living areas were burned down I must say enough proof there haha

[@wilde.coyote6618]

Insurance companies, lawyers, politicians, and funeral directors. The big four.

[@havok9001]

@@elizabethchilders7803 u tell them there was but this only one that was good other one didnt work cuz it was on fire

[@emmamccormick126]

I cannot imagine how it’d feel to watch my house, full of memories and everything I owned, burn to the ground, being completely helpless and unable to do anything to stop it.

[@jus10bone1]

Be lucky to be alive!

[@BB123_bb]

Garden hose woulda put it out

[@kkslider730]

@@BB123_bb it was a wildfire! you think just a garden hose would put it out? tsk

[@skynoodle4623]

@@BB123_bb have you ever been in this situation before?

[@denisek292]

It’s a terrible scenario to imagine.

[@elle6221]

Man, I remember this fire. I remember waking up and looking out the window. The sky was orange. Me and my mom had to evacuate to Edmonton. We took the highway out of the city, and the trees were all covered in flames. My mom and I had to escape her vehicle, and we went with someone else. I am so sorry for all the people that have lost their homes due to this.

[@RTPBalloon]

I was in school and had idea what was happening 8yrs ago and now it's happening again

[@Shawn-lr6hn]

Fish #1: “Is something burning?” Fish #2: “FIRE! SWIM FASTER JIMMY!!!”

[@64pori]

Lmao 😁

[@aacrvbbv]

I shouldn't be laughing 😂😂😂😂😂

[@zaydenjay4378]

Y’all are fucking assholes this isn’t fucking funny you won’t be laughing when this happens to u.

[@sophiataylor1846]

Not like he can swim anywhere! lol 😂😂

[@xo2994]

Jeffery Attebury Shut yo ass up

[@ThatOldBiddy]

Its too bad that smoke alarms don't sound as quickly when there is a real fire as when you're cooking dinner.

[@DissectingTitanic]

+ThatOldBiddy But wouldn't you already be shitting yourself and leaving when you heard banging and saw smoke and fire outside your house?

[@ThatOldBiddy]

Oh yeah- the shitting on myself would probably have been enough of an "alarm". :)

[@Jay-bf8yp]

I was thinking the same thing...

[@greatestever184]

ThatOldBiddy You got that right. I get a bit of bacon grease on my burner and its BEEEEEP BEEEEEEP BEEEEEEEEEEEEP! i can fan that fucker for five minutes and it wont stop. House burst into flames and it wouldnt sound.

[@wolf2109]

ThatOldBiddy its cuz the alarm was too far away. And as u can see, the whole room was already on fire even b4 a little bit of smoke exited that room. Detectors must be in the middle of the house to have even detection range. Sucks

[@SerpentVenom25]

As a fish keeper of around 50 tanks and hundreds of fish, I can't think of what would happen if something like this ever happened, RIP fish. I am so sorry for your losses.

[@tessaleroux7725]

I can’t imagine how devastating it must have been and helpless seeing ones home being destroyed. The poor fish too. I hope they had insurance . So very sad

[@chubbychubbs5552]

I can only guess the fish did not have insurance......

[@davidbussa4272]

mmmm....grilled fish yum

[@tiffantegan]

Smoke alarm took long enough...

[@tysonromanic7400]

Eliza Hamilton look up ionization vs photoelectric smoke alarm

[@abbybourgeois7472]

fr

[@jrc01718]

You do know the smoke has to actually get to a smoke alarm first before it goes off, right..?

[@auracamacho1804]

Eliza Hamilton xD

[@sjay9398]

Eliza Hamilton yea agreed i couldnt hear mine when they went off and i was already coveres in flames

[@jh3142]

Seeing the fire at the window before it comes in is terrifying

[@zacharycoltrane3128]

Yesssss

[@maxr.mamint8580]

Like it sees you in there, and starts breaking the glass to come in and get you.

[@samuelburress2]

No it’s really not.....

[@issystar96]

It's like a tornado and a monster all mixed into one

[@Gregory_12]

*TERRIBLE* it's too foggy to see anything

[@YoungBlood507]

Dam it just sounds like rain, someone sleeping probably wouldn't know until it was too late. Rip fish

[@babygirlzmommy]

They knew.. they have evacuated the house , if they were even home when the evacuation orders came

[@averyprice9422]

It would be awful hot

[@aeptacon]

mere seconds

[@richardcranium3417]

How big is the rain where you are? Must be grapefruit sized.

[@aeptacon]

@@richardcranium3417 Probably large enough to generate hail

[@kevingreig288]

I am so sorry for your loss. I was sick watching your home being destroyed, and can’t imagine how you must have felt. Hope you have recovered now.

[@RaineyLX]

1% of comments "omg i feel so bad for them" 99% of comments "NOOOOOOOOOO NOT THE FISH!!!!!!!!!"

[@angelmateo802]

What about the percentage for: THAT FIRE ALARM TOOK TO LONG TO START BEEPING.

[@happyanimates9023]

30% Fish 20% It toook SO long for the fire alarm to go off 50% Memes

[@buffmonokuma6404]

Is there anything wrong with feeling bad for the fish?

[@capritaly]

Yup true

[@Youngg_Ronnie]

The fish can’t run people can

[@jem3460]

One of my biggest fears is my house burning down when I’m not home with all my animals inside. Scares me way more than losing my house. Knowing I wasn’t there to save them.

[@morghan_with_an_h]

Me too, I have four cats. 😔

[@steshar2975]

Same here. :'( my babies are. Y world

[@ladydede88]

Me with my kids and dying from inhaling the smoke in our sleep

[@steshar2975]

@@ladydede88 their just kids can always make new ones. But animals you can't ;) ;) hahaha I'm just kidding. I'm a mommy's boy. My mom worried for me just like you do for your little guys n girls ❤️😎🤣

[@Digital111]

Make sure to never leave stuff charging, chargers/batteries can catch on fire, its rare but it can happen. Also lock your oven, even if its a touch activated oven or the one with the knobs make sure to lock it so your pets don't turn it on. Even if they haven't done it before you never know... and of the biggest culprit of fires are dryers, if you own one, don't leave it drying stuff when you are not home and make sure it's filter is clean before each load.

[@that_cowgirl_kayla5296]

I'm so sorry you lost your home 💔😭

[@peterbrown1968]

what about the fish 😭

[@shadowsamboyo1355]

They have a better one to and they have cats and fish now

[@i-love-carlyshay5365]

Im crying to see the fish suffering from the intense heat 😭

[@bricktobrick252]

Really?? 😂😂😂

[@maywalker997]

@@bricktobrick252 Fish feel pain, distress & suffering. I feel bad for the fish as well.

[@bricktobrick252]

@@maywalker997 its the "cry" part 🤣

[@N3PTUN3-]

lol such a baby

[@plateshutoverlock]

I guess cowboys were just being babies when they had to shoot their badly injured horses dead while out on the range. :-\ What is it about compassion that supposedly makes people "babies"? :-\

[@bradleymoore510]

anyone else feel bad for the fish:( you can just see them swimming.

[@Wagneritto]

yea

[@nca7806]

that's what I was thinking the whole time :'(

[@JimmyKraktov]

+Bradley Moore >> Knowing there were no people in there I knew I was only watching a live fish fry. I don't know how the owner could even watch what I just did. Great advertising for Apple. Maybe they can build them a new house in exchange for the video rights. The owner(s) knows first hand that evacuating was a wise move. That's gotta hurt. If a bank holds a mortgage on the place it was insured anyway. What a mess!

[@MySnaz]

I doubt it. Many people left with flames literally licking the back of their vehicles. Leaving with just the clothes on their backs. Please don't judge so harshly. Remember; But for the grace of God, there go I.

[@MySnaz]

But, yes, I feel terrible for the fish. I am sure if the people had time they wouldn't have left them behind.

[@Catch_me_if_you_can_666]

At least they got good footage to show to their insurance 😐

[@didirtybitch]

The fish

[@cutesybunnny]

TheProjectUnknow the fish are dead

[@legitturbogaming6200]

But the fish don’t have life insurance!

[@CharliXCXismother]

Danny Geerts The whole city burned down so I think they would've been fine.

[@adelefarough5123]

Ethan Peterson. Fuck the fish!!!!!

[@Subzero-7601]

*Fire burns down house* Fish: The end is near

[@soonerfan7527]

I’m sending this to tiko

[@maxfranklinmeans]

I'm 6 years late to this video. But that doesn't matter, because I would like to pay my respects to the owners of this house and ESPECIALLY the fish that lost their lives in this horrific tragedy. I can't imagine how devastating it must be for a fire to break out with the fish inside, knowing that you weren't there to save them. My deepest condolences go out to y'all.

[@Stevie_B_0828]

I'm rt there with ya, my friend. I too came to find this video 6 years too late, absolutely heart-wrenching footage. 💔 😢 🙏 😢 🙏 😢

[@maxfranklinmeans]

@@Stevie_B_0828 Oh yes, heart-wrenching footage indeed. I also appreciate your kind words.

[@ABlueyFan]

The house doesn’t matter because you can live without it. But those fish definitely deserved better

[@cloudneverclear]

​@@ABlueyFan you did not just say the house doesn't matter

[@AvastYeProductions]

@@cloudneverclear You can replace the house, but you can never replace the fish.

[@ProlePatrolMusic]

it takes long af for the smoke alarm to turn on, but I bet it goes off the second your toast turns a bit black

[@tysonromanic7400]

Sweet old meme look up ionization vs photoelectric smoke alarm

[@TheEDFLegacy]

That's because the fire was outdoors. The alarm didn't go off until the fire penetrated the interior.

[@pinkfreud62]

Lysol spray will set them off, too.

[@ArkaniumGaming]

dont give a pyro any fire tips :3

[@Hundo]

*I Feel Bad For The Fish* ...

[@daniellamola1724]

At least it's not YOU

[@cdefgxaries7351]

Same 😞

[@jocelynrosas2411]

One time when i was in winter brake a trailer wass burning and the dogs were inside😭

[@ludwig4029]

Hundo Why Are You Typing With Capitals

[@demzerocool7475]

@Xx_TURBO-FOX_ 23 Um no, at the beginning I can clearly see fish swimming.

[@nathanhopkins4791]

Imagine how helpless, and hopeless this guy must've felt...

[@Ok-rn8nx]

To the fish that died! You will be remembered

[@barnabyray11]

this is a perfect example of how much smoke can build up before fire alarms even trigger. thats a pretty scary visual.

[@willfoster7187]

It's a ionisation alarm if you have a combined alarm which is ionisation and photo electric alarm it can detect thin smoke and thick smoke

[@ChrisMullis785]

It depends where the alarm was located and the design of the ceiling

[@kai-lf4tn]

....mine once went off because i lit a candle ...

[@american0153]

Will Foster I have my own real commercial fire alarm system with photoelectric smoke detectors and pull stations and heat detectors.

[@conorcorrigan765]

Mine goes off when I use the toaster...

[@WarmasterSidious]

Anyone else freaked out by how long it took for the alarm to go off?!?!

[@thatoneguy611]

It was on the other side of the house. The smoke had to travel pretty far to reach it

[@user-oq1ey2yc7e]

Smoke Alarm: hmmmm there seems to be some smoke oh well 6 mins later Smoke alarm: um maybe I should go off now RIP FISH😭

[@Laylaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Yes rip the poor fish

[@CzechAviator]

Rip fish?!!!! Rip the poor people!!

[@user-oq1ey2yc7e]

@@CzechAviator animals matter more😂

[@CzechAviator]

@@user-oq1ey2yc7e people are also animals, if u dont know lol, I mean, EVERYTHING MATTER XD

[@user-oq1ey2yc7e]

@@CzechAviator yeah so we all matter😂😂😂 btw the people got out

[@TheNightFlower]

They use the Nest fire alarm system (Nest Protect). You can hear it say “heads up, there’s smoke in the hallway” just before the alarm goes off. They are actually quite sensitive so their alarm must have been pretty far down the hallway or something like a closed door or an archway might have prevented the smoke from leaving the living room as quickly as expected. The Nest Protect alarms have been criticised for being *too* sensitive so there must have been some unseen factor slowing the speed of the smoke from entering the hallway.

[@Julie-rg7ee]

There’s something wrong with your fire alarm. Mine beeps halfway through my shower

[@drw1926]

Julie Tran 😂

[@alexandersalarms5380]

IT was in a different room

[@ismagicgone626]

You got a good fire alarm

[@backyardcrashandbash6438]

Julie it shroud not go off from steam only smoke unless it’s a cheap junk one

[@jamesmccloud1002]

@@backyardcrashandbash6438 It probably uses a beam detector of some type. In that case it doesnt matter how the beam is obstructed itll go off

[@ericwoytasek269]

Triple pane windows. Nice. They held up very well considering what was being thrown at them.

[@ericwoytasek269]

@AsSeenOnTV That's Mr. Nerd to you.

[@deadpixel9213]

AsSeenOnTV that’s not an insult.

[@Zeckmon3]

AsSeenOnTV Mate nerds made that thing you posted that comment on. So your point?

[@THCHead]

@@Zeckmon3 that YOU Are the Patty pooper yayy

[@PBMS123]

triple glazed*

[@kooral6959]

I’ve watched a few of these videos now and the smoke alarms seem to take an age to sound. Yet when you are making toast..........

[@louishackney8269]

Imagine walking in a room and seeing fire literally out your window..m

[@Laylaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Oh heck nawww

[@mehchocolate1257]

@@Laylaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa they could have least taken the fish rather then leaving them to die horrible ppl😠😠😠😠

[@xboneonefan29]

That's a scary thing to think of....imagine being asleep and this happens

[@spacecat3198]

Doug Bushey That’s what scares me, being asleep. I’m normally a bad sleeper but what if I sleep well for once? I sleep like a log when I do.

[@ssmiles1914]

True

[@photonllc9128]

Doug Bushey that’s what happened to me

[@photonllc9128]

And it’s okay. You know when to go

[@xboneonefan29]

@@photonllc9128 sorry for the late reply....as long as you were okay

[@keanpotpot1641]

Pray the poor fish 🐡 :(

[@ddlc6886]

Fuck you dude. Those fish probably have a bigger role on this earth than you will ever have. Be considerate jackass

[@Trey5Damare]

D. V. You're just mad that somebody actually sheds a tear if this fish dies, unlike you.

[@ddlc6886]

You said that earlier lmao here you are again. Just go cry to mommy bitch

[@ddlc6886]

Lions don't know better dumbass we do because we are more intelligent.

[@ddlc6886]

This is the third time you've said goodbye lmao can't wait to hear more.

[@chelseyblunt9836]

Bless those fishes hearts 🕊

[@barbiekyzar5192]

It's heart wrenching to watch. I feel their pain. Many prayer going up

[@Vampirate_]

That’s a really bad fire alarm. If something like this happened to a sleeping family with that alarm...

[@kapriece2224]

Grace Hunter At least it actually went off tho

[@Kristinapedia]

Grace Hunter it looks like the fire starter outside. So if it has never gotten inside the alarms never would have went off. In many locals there needs to be fire alarms in every room except kitchen and bathrooms. Including attics, basements. There also has to be CO detectors in basement and in main living area. Prob kitchen too in some places. The more the better.

[@thwales2520]

Kristinapedia No fire alarm in kitchen? You must be kidding

[@Vampirate_]

Tyiler Hanks Because CO is poisonous

[@Kristinapedia]

@@thwales2520 CO is colorless, odorless and tasteless.

[@brucewayne-ej3cx]

man that sliding door held that fire back for a long time

[@evangelistbrianbaker]

But how can fire smash a glass door?

[@brucewayne-ej3cx]

@@evangelistbrianbaker the force of a thousand suns.

[@evangelistbrianbaker]

DEW

[@evangelistbrianbaker]

@@brucewayne-ej3cx A thousand suns? What kind of tech is this?

[@willy2192]

That’s not a sliding door, just a window

[@Sxtsxmx47]

How fast the flames are, incredible. Hope, the owner and his family are save.

[@raymondszybowicz7597]

That is so devastating and heartbreaking to see am 80 years old and thank God have never had a serious house fire.

[@Five7weezy]

Smoke alarm was a bit slow... Just saying.

[@NaZReD]

I thought that, but then again it cda been upstairs or in kitchen,

[@ct9622]

it was slow because the fire was outside.

[@ct9622]

it was slow because the fire was outside.

[@camsqu]

If you listen to the nest smoke detector, it says "Emergency, there's smoke in the hallway." The smoke detector isn't in the same room because this is clearly their living room.

[@NaZReD]

i think its still surprising to alot of people how much smoke was in the house before fire alarm went off, just shows you need more than one smoke detector and you must put them in key places. because i would say this was alot slower than i would expect.

[@AndeePandCompany]

Everything you own in your life...gone in an instant...I can’t even begin to imagine that kind of loss! 😓

[@lady4191]

It takes something from your heart for sure

[@Chicofuran]

I couldn't finish the video

[@jtiglio2538]

@@Chicofuran there was no finish... smoked up and that was it... no view of the ground as the title says

[@Chicofuran]

@@jtiglio2538 Thanks. I just couldn't watch bc this happen to us b4.

[@assonine666]

Things can be replaced.

[@lewisjulian0830]

Im sorry this happened it is obviously a lovely home. Thank God you are all safe.

[@bkgamerplayz1101]

Imagine everything you built over the years. Every memory made in your home, burn to the ground, watching it over your phone.

[@DisneyAndSpiritLover]

Poor fish! :( Poor house! :( Poor people! :(

[@mickiewicz_gotuje]

+DisneyAndSpiritLover stupid people*

[@DisneyAndSpiritLover]

Adam Mickiewicz Why are they stupid?

[@mickiewicz_gotuje]

***** cause they've left poor fishes:(

[@DisneyAndSpiritLover]

Adam Mickiewicz Suppose if you only had a few minutes to leave, you'd have no choice.

[@mickiewicz_gotuje]

***** i dont think soo that the fire appear from nowhere

[@pan4909]

Can we have a moment of silence for the fish...

[@pandathug5185]

Leopard 2A6 NOOOOOOO I HATE DA FISH OK MAN

[@pandathug5185]

Leopard 2A6 they are just boring

[@pandathug5185]

Leopard 2A6 and do you have any fish

[@marvinmarvin2424]

Silence for fish is disrespectful. The correct way is to eat the dead fishes eyeballs.

[@kimmramer7779]

what stood out to me in this video is how much smoke was in the home before the detector started beeping

[@joeblow26]

The beeping was almost like the microwave going off telling you the fish are cooked.

[@beesnort4944]

That’s just heartbreaking 😢 I feel so sad for those people.

[@UlyssesM]

But no! Don't feel bad for the people! The fish!!!!

[@spaghettismith8343]

Plenty of money and insurance dont worry they ain't worried bout you...should've had an app on that iPhone to put it out

[@darlingnikki7215]

@@spaghettismith8343 Damn..that was unnecessary.

[@groupsaredumb]

@@spaghettismith8343 I agree. Nobody was hurt and they more than likely had insurance. It was a structure fire nothing more. Idk why everyone is 😭 on here over it.

[@adrianna986]

groupsaredumb Because everything they had was ruined, their clothes, furniture, irreplaceable items. Something I’m sure they worked hard putting together. Your home is priceless 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ are you really that braindead

[@arniebowie2572]

a real tragedy my heart goes out to the owners and the rest of the city. Those alarms came on waaaaaay too late.

[@sophie-ff7lm]

Arnie Bowie Thank you so much.

[@sashagates2475]

Honestly don’t feel bad their all rich as fuck up their and complete assholes they all deserved it

[@jennalynn3850]

sasha gates thats regardless there are items with sentimental value in there and some cant be replaced never say someone deserves misfortune it's bad karma as well

[@zacharycoltrane3128]

@@sashagates2475 regardless if they have money you're an asshole for saying that. There's some things money can't buy

[@boobiesexmachine]

that fire alarm sound would probably traumatize you forever

[@hottoddy6757]

Great example of how bad a fire can get in under 5 minutes. The TV shows that have people standing up walking around in a house fire is so fake. Firefighters risk their lives daily. Most alarm responses take 5 minutes before vehicles are dispatched. Very sad to loose a home to stupidity.

[@DissectingTitanic]

My heart goes out to the fish.

[@XavierVersace]

Same (poor little fish)

[@DissectingTitanic]

+Nokky-nintendo xav Rest in Peace, Dear Fish. You will be missed.

[@XavierVersace]

+Dan Sheridan Sure... All of my wish go to you !

[@DissectingTitanic]

Nokky-nintendo xav Thank.

[@gabbyriel5812]

I'm laughing how I and everyone in the comments are like poor fish

[@annabellesanchez8461]

Wait you mean to say it took about 3 minutes for the fire alarm to start when mine goes off every time I turn on my stove

[@fairybits]

lol!

[@cynthiamcwhorter6721]

Mine too

[@stephenmiller9009]

Wouldn't even be worth it for us stoners

[@stephenmiller9009]

@John Doe maybe the fish were in the cut blazing one for their last time fuck you

[@boblongbow9170]

You cook like my wife. Everything burnt!

[@xXPurpleLoliTranceXx]

Literally, the whole living room was filled with black smoke first, and THEN the alarm went off, Jesus Christ

[@Doug778]

i cannot even begin to know how painfull this was to watch. my god.

[@ravennes5543]

this video gives me so much anxiety holy shit

[@kdm1733]

It really does.

[@groupsaredumb]

Why?

[@ravennes5543]

I mean i’ve never personally experienced a fire, let alone a house fire before...i can only imagine the horrors those poor people had to experience! the way the windows were cracking from the smoke was chilling!

[@groupsaredumb]

@@ravennes5543 quit being so damn empathetic

[@barebones2001]

groupsaredumb wtf is your problem though like damn lol

[@feraltaco4783]

I suffered a house fire just before Christmas 13 years ago. So I feel for this guy and my heart goes out to him. :(

[@craigguild5579]

Sarad Thamia why ..? He watched it all on an I phone ...😕😯😠😠😠

[@craigguild5579]

Sarad Thamia i feel for the Fish .. end of story.

[@svpracer98]

Probably the saddest video watching someone's home and possessions burn...

[@joshuamccoy6225]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels bad for the poor fishies 😢

[@snixdraws1236]

I remember I was cooking and turned my back on it to ask my mom something.I heard a loud pop and my dog started barking in the kitchen but I told him to shut up.When I walked back over the stove top was on fire and we had to use baking soda to put it out.Luckily it didnt escalate too much but I apologized to my dog and gave him treats

[@williamsrhyn]

Condolences from the UK over the fish :( , and sorry to hear about your home

[@lemonpartyhellyeah]

+williamsrhyn whats with the blatant rip off of the russell brand image ?

[@attacker45thebeast56]

Who gives a crap about the fish the house is more important

[@attacker45thebeast56]

Youngdantha yes it is the house is worth lots of money

[@attacker45thebeast56]

Youngdantha well he s fine now

[@gillian1639]

My smoke alarm goes off when I accidentally burn steak, and it automatically sends a notification to the company who made the alarm and they call 911 unless you contact them. 👌👌

[@Hexigonic]

There should be a pager system in these types of alarms to contact them quicker because you know for a fact they gonna contact 911 before you make a whole ass call, stay on hold for 69420 hours before they call 911

[@autumncaudill9592]

Ugh. That’s absolutely heart wrenching

[@bobbyquinn7871]

Looking at some of the comments below where people are suggesting that this was staged or someone had time to set up an iPhone but not rescue the fish. Obviously this is a forest fire you can see that from the trees blowing outside the window and the unusual wind patterns blowing smoke debris and flames towards the outside of the structure, the home owners were most likely using their iPhone to watch this through their security system helpless in the fact that they could not do anything.

[@jeremycall1]

Bobby Quinn agree this was filmed on a camera in the house

[@trionic5]

It was filmed on a Canary camera, the watermark is literally on the top right.

[@Fleurbunny]

It took so so long for the smoke alarm to activate! The alarms in our home activate of birthday cake candles are blown out too close to them (no joke!).

[@mindyschocolate]

Newer houses usually have smoke detectors in every room, but some older ones can have one on each floor, and if it’s further back (like towards the kitchen where a lot of fires start), it probably took a bit longer for it to go off since the smoke had to make its way back.

[@Chloroformgirl73]

Misskeeleyt Heat activated them, not smoke.

[@mcaddicts]

Little Ghuleh no heat activates heat detectors. Smoke activates smoke detectors. Pretty straight forward. Guess what actiavtes a motion detector.

[@Chloroformgirl73]

mcaddicts Thank you for that lesson, but do we know exactly which kind of detectors they had??

[@mcaddicts]

Little Ghuleh Probably smoke but unsure.

[@a.humphries8678]

So sorry for your loss!

[@RamboJohnJ]

We not going to talk about how freaking long it took for the smoke alarms to activate?! That was way too long before they went off…

[@Iiiiii-hx4my]

R.I.P Fishies

[@SuryaKundali]

I1i1i1i1i1i1 right. That made me sad.

[@dizzymindy6024]

Poor fish

[@oweyo]

Omg lel i was gonna say that

[@mandymay8809]

I1i1i1i1i1i1 ikr. Bye nemo

[@Jellyfish.cos_]

Took me too long to realize a device was saying _there's smoke in the hallway_

[@Laura-dj1ml]

I started freaking out because I thought there was someone in the house.

[@actionfire4036]

Yep that was a nest protect

[@RogueJedi501]

The fish: well boys, it was a good run. If anything, our water will provide a little protection before we’re all doomed Other fish: 😦

[@ninbendoyt3203]

A member of the volunteer fire department i was on, used the station for his wedding & reception. In the middle, we get a house fire call. House belonged to a family that was at the wedding. They actually filmed the trucks leaving, then you saw them be told its their house.

[@ghazalaanjum4093]

made me cry.. pray for them...

[@ghazalaanjum4093]

Hieuiii97.. whos this ?? I mean aa aa muslim???

[@garym444]

+Ghazala Anjum james OReilly was identified as the homeowner. irish not muslim

[@ruben7820]

Praying does nothing. If you want to help people, go and actually help people. Two hands working does more than 1,000 hands clasped in prayer.

[@EnisudR]

Condolences to the people who lived there.

[@PaulsPlace]

+Hieuiii97 How about you Mr. Keyboard Warrior....

[@pyro323]

What matters is the homeowners are alive and safe. All that stuff can be replaced. Lives can't be replaced.

[@bossp4949]

This is definitely a reminder to test your smoke alarms frequently

[@doreenblatz2440]

It wouldn’t have mattered since this was an out of control forest fire.

[@joeyjamison5772]

I'm thousands of miles away and not even close to this, but it's a heartbreak watching this happen.

[@sophie-ff7lm]

Joey Jamison I live in Fort McMurray.

[@PikaPower131313]

rip in piece fish

[@SeekByte]

+Cheeki Breeki - Pobres peces... en eso estaba pensando.

[@StephenAndrew777]

+Cheeki Breeki I am subscribing to you because you are awesome.

[@tincangamingape7578]

+StephenAndrew777 he's five

[@darcypiper3636]

No, the fish! Save the fish!

[@tatemushroom1002]

the fish is gone dude they took it

[@abigailmoreno3558]

WHEN I SAW THE FISH TANK MY HEART SKIPPED A BEAT

[@1tera285]

I am so sorry, that you lost your home, that's just un imagine able, you and your family survived and there is nothing more important than life, possessions can be replaced as heartbreaking as it must be to lose everything you've worked so hard for and all the memorabilia too. In the end all that matters is those you love. Again I am so sorry you had to go through such a horrible thing as this, my sincere thoughts go out to you and your loved ones.

[@tamaraj4200]

wow it took a long time for the fire alarm to go off, if people were sleeping they wouldn't know till they were close to dead

[@joeporter5971]

Yeah

[@keitharrowood1264]

+Tamara - Mini Xstitcher They're Nest thermostats. I have two of them. Doesn't bode well.

[@tamaraj4200]

+Keith Arrowood so your basically saying their dangerous for any people

[@recraven3]

+Tamara - Mini Xstitcher The fire was outside the house until the window busted. There wasn't any smoke inside for the alarms to detect.

[@keitharrowood1264]

+Becca Craven But the ceiling was already filled with smoke before the Nest Thermostats even began to sound... They actually give you a verbal warning first, then they kick in to a loud alarm.

[@mamawessberg5045]

Is it me or did that smoke detector take a long time to sound off?

[@edwardmaldonado9292]

It took a min before smoke reached the bedrooms, which was where the alarms were

[@skywolfx76]

I don't think there where any nest alarms in that room. So the smoke had to reach the halls to set them off

[@skywolfx76]

@Works Every Time 401 yeah, but like I said, if you want a quicker response then the house owner should've installed another alarm in that room

[@richardvehlow3341]

Fuck. There should be minimum 2 alarms in every room of a house.

[@tiahardcastle5517]

Ikr

[@3v2]

They where in water, and the bin was maybe glass, if not, the water protected both the glass/plastic, and the fish.

[@TheShottyBoys]

Fish: Oh its getting dark, time to go to bed.

[@sergeantseven4240]

What a shame, all that stuff in their house left just sitting there. the expensive salt water fish lost. the house gone. family pictures lost. Terrible...

[@chloethebunny1266]

Sergeant Seven how do you know it's expensive and salt water? For all you know it could be a 3 dollar fish from Wal-Mart but still it's a fish and it was in a fire

[@sergeantseven4240]

You can clearly see that it is a salt water tank. it has a high power actinic light for coral and you can even make out some coral in the tank, besides most tropical fish tanks don't look anything like that. doesn't matter anyways, why are you arguing with me about that?

[@joebill7756]

Sergeant Seven Lol I think the last thing they’re worried about are the fish.

[@ZYGTropicals]

Sergeant Seven you are absolutely right!

[@andreacrystal2588]

It was rough for all of us. I believe it was more than 2400 buildings burned but that included like apartment buildings etc so countless homes. 500 000 hectares of land

[@booyah685]

How terrible. It took the smoke alarms forever to go off!

[@ajhanlon1560]

that's what I was thinking

[@TheEDFLegacy]

The fire was originally outside; the time from when the smoke entered, to the alarm going off, was reasonable. It was 33 seconds from after smoke entered the building.

[@ajhanlon1560]

The Legacy the glass broke at 2:02 you see the first thick smoke at 2:10 the smoke alarm doesn't go off until 3:00 that's almost a minute. Considering my alarm goes off whenever my oven is dirty or I'm cooking someone heavy on the stove, I'd say that is a terrible smoke alarm! Even 33 secs is a long time for a smoke alarm to go off.

[@thatoneguy611]

The first fire alarms were on the other side of the house

[@joshbrown9556]

That's The Worst Thing To Ever Happen To Someone's House

[@goalie2998]

It sucks to loose your home, that you work so hard to get and maintain. Im glad they were able to eacape

[@TheJorgeGuy]

goalie2998 Can't say the same for the fish though.

[@melodiechartier5173]

goalie2998 even if you escape! you have nothing left...

[@gellichan09]

Melodie Chartier you have yourself and your family alive and breathing. That's more than a lot.

[@CamilaGo]

I cant stand to watch this and think about the fish. The panic they mustve felt and the pain of being burned alive.

[@kimberlysevastyanenko3798]

They would've died long before actually being burned. The water would've heated and killed them very quickly. It is hard to watch, though.

[@YoungBlood507]

Y'all really talking about some fish, probably don't even stop to scroll through the tv when you hear Syria and Yemen and all the other countries getting bombed daily

[@kimberlysevastyanenko3798]

@@YoungBlood507 that's such a ridiculous assertion. I've seen that kind of comment before directed at people who feel bad for a living creature suffering. It makes no sense. You assume because someone makes a comment RELEVANT to this particular video that they couldn't possibly care about other issues in the world? So, should I assume someone who pays attention to and cares about current events in the world probably enjoys watching animals suffer? Sounds pretty stupid huh?

[@spaml225]

@@kimberlysevastyanenko3798 damn u shuted him up all quick

[@olleaberg1308]

@@YoungBlood507 Fuck humans

[@kimberlycrouch7228]

So sad. Feels so personal. I almost couldn’t watch.

[@MrIveyIsBonkers]

0:40 Smoke starts hitting the window 1:30 Flames begin beating the window 2:02 Glass breaks from the heat 2:59 Fire alarm goes off 3:21 Video goes b&w 4:32 Flash point? 5:20 Video ends

[@bustedaxleoffroad9408]

That's what my house looks like when I'm cooking

[@rawday2395]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DeiHarper9361]

Hilarious. Me whenever I try to cook pancakes. I can ever cook them without smoking up the house. I cook everything else fine. Evil pancakes.

[@rawday2395]

Lambochaser pancakes are easy to cook bro 🤔 try to cook english cakes you will enjoy how dry fruits turn to m&ms

[@apatheticpanda182]

Lmfaooo

[@DeiHarper9361]

@@rawday2395 I know they're so easy, but idk why it seems impossible for me 🤔. I'll give it a try.