BLEVE - Acronym for Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion

the explosion takes place in three stages: 1 - decompression due to a rupture of the envelope - 2 - violent boiling and recompression of the tank. (sounds like a jet engine when venting) - 3 - catastrophic rupture of the tank and formation of the gas cloud

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[DannyPhantom3599]

Wow--at :14 listen to that roar...sounds like a jet revving up the engines to get ready to taxi down the runway! SCARY stuff!

The blasat scared the jillies outta me...yikes! The one guy DUCKED---and I like the comment from the (I guess) person taking the video--"OH SHIT"...yeah, that is about what I said too and I wasn't even there!

~LauraG.~

[bsaylorjr]

thanks for your comment

That was me behind the camera, I just happened to be neer by when the fire started. I was there befor the fire department was. I even got this clip on the local news.

[gcam831]

hahahahahaaha fucking cop with the garden hose,  classic

[1nm1]

looks like no one at the scene knew what the sound meant. they are lucky no one was hurt/killed.

[wlmason73]

@snapplecap32 All women know that screaming keeps you safe.

[FFAlphabet]

That police officer with the hose just goes to show that all cops really want to be firefighters!

[pilot4life15]

I like the guy in the green shirt. The fire sounds like the gates to hell and yet he still wants to get closer. He should be thanking that cop.

[NeverRestOneDayx]

BLEVE = Blast leveling everything very effectively.

[PlumbCorr]

lucky it was just a 9kg bottle!?!?! 40kg would of taken out everyone in the foreground

[john6218att]

the cop was just trying to keep cool

[mistakenace]

if you ever see a burning fuel tank like this, get a thousand feet away and behind something.

[NordicDragon117]

lol everyone is FAT a pity the didn't explose

[Voss2120]

Fucking dumb ass cops trying to be firefighters with a garden hose... DUDE that hose aint going to do shit! Your bringing a pocket knife to a gun fight!