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May 7th, 2009. a dashboard camera on a fire truck records firefighters investigating a gas leak at a strip mall in forestville, maryland. suddenly -- >> the gas finds an ammunition point and explodes. the whole roof kind of lifts off. >> you see glass flying out, debris, bricks. >> sound the mayday call. sound the mayday call. we have an explosion in the building. sound the mayday call. >> thats a term we never want to hear. that means that one of our own is lost, trapped, disoriented or, even w...

Too dangerous for firefighters to fight it safely. they can only try to contain it. >> if they know nobody is inside, their best bet is to back away, keep the firefighters safe, evacuate the area and then let the fire burn out. >> it takes nine hours for the fire to extinguish itself. the facility looks like a war zone. but there are no casualties. >> in the end all you lost is a building. if you saved the folks around and didnt injure or lose a firefighter, its a good day. a routine call has ...

>> if they know nobody is inside, their best bet is to back away, keep the firefighters safe, evacuate the area and then let the fire burn out. >> it takes nine hours for the fire to extinguish itself. the facility looks like a war zone. but there are no casualties. >> in the end all you lost is a building. if you saved the folks around and didnt injure or lose a firefighter, its a good day. a routine call has explosive results for a fire department. may 7th, 2009. a dashboard camera on a fire...

Zone. but there are no casualties. >> in the end all you lost is a building. if you saved the folks around and didnt injure or lose a firefighter, its a good day. a routine call has explosive results for a fire department. may 7th, 2009. a dashboard camera on a fire truck records firefighters investigating a gas leak at a strip mall in forestville, maryland. suddenly?-- >> the gas finds an ammunition point and explodes. the whole roof kind of lifts off. you see glass flying out, debris, bricks...

They can only try to contain it. >> if they know nobody is inside, their best bet is to back away, keep the firefighters safe, evacuate the area and then let the fire burn out. >> it takes nine hours for the fire to extinguish itself. the facility looks like a war zone. but there are no casualties. >> in the end all you lost is a building. if you saved the folks around and didnt injure or lose a firefighter, its a good day. a routine call has explosive results for a fire department. may 7th, 2...

They can only try to contain it. >> if they know nobody is inside, their best bet is to back away, keep the firefighters safe, evacuate the area and then let the fire burn out. >> it takes nine hours for the fire to extinguish itself. the facility looks like a war zone. but there are no casualties. >> in the end all you lost is a building. if you saved the folks around and didnt injure or lose a firefighter, its a good day. a routine call has explosive results for a fire department. may 7th, 2...