05/15/09 INCREDIBLE **SLOW MOTION** TANK BATTERY EXPLOSION

SLOW MOTION VIDEO OF THE PREVIOUSLY POSTED TANK BATTERY FIRE.

While shooting some ENG/stock footage last night of a tank battery fire near Lamesa, TX that was ignited by lightning, an explosion took place that sent a foot and half long, 4" diameter pipe valve from 200 yards away arcing directly into the front of my storm chase vehicle causing extensive damage. This is closer than you EVER want to be to an explosion!

Firefighters from Lamesa and Andrews, TX fought to keep the fire down and the tanks cooled off for an hour before it finally exploded. Miraculously, all managed to escape without injury!

Video aired today on NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, TWC
Videographer: David Drummond
http://daviddrummond.com

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• lamesa
• texas
• tank
• battery
• fire
• explosion
• andrews
• firefighters
• kcbd

[johntatum111]

I am hoping to put this in my potential and kinetic energy video.

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[randomgirls2414]

yea that was awesome it was smoking two weeks after it happend lol i should know i live near where it happend

[DrylineMedia]

I haven't been back down there lately, have they cleared it out and started to rebuild it yet?

[slicee1235]

i live in lamesa and i need to know who all was trying to put out the fire

[DrylineMedia]

You would have to call the fire department and ask them that, I wouldn't know.

[MelodyOfBroknSilence]

Skip to the explosion 0:40 :D

[ecsguitarist]

wow.. usually things like this r just spam videos.. good job i was suprised

[chrismcooper]

This place about to blowwww oh oh! oh oh oh oh oh oh!

[Biotektan]

@randomgirls2414 why did it smoke even two weeks after it happened?

[dragoonnate]

Damn big explosion good thing no one got hurt.

[happykid8D]

thumbs up if you skipped to where it exploded

[oliverecords]

00:47 I love how the water jet follows the tank that's flying :)

[wilhelmpaoloquinto]

0:45 The explosion

[FerronvandeBeek]

wow