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By the time firemen arrived, the home was totally engulfed in flames. >> ive never seen a fire spread as fast throughout the house as i have in this one. the heat was tremendous. there was no way that anyone could even get close to the house. of course, the flames were roaring out, probably 20 to 30 feet. >> debora and her 10-year-old daughter, jennifer, both escaped. during questioning on the night of the fire, debora learned the tragic news, that her other two children had been trapped and die...

Here and supplying slippers all over the country. >> so in terms of this fire, you say there were chemicals inside that building, which is one reason why this fire spread so quickly? >> thats correct. thats correct. thats what we heard from fire officials is that there are combustible materials inside that building. thats why the fire spread so fast. those inside the structure were not able to get out except for a few who managed to get out of that building. >> we thank you for that. george cahi...

Shock, it could have been a lighter, who knows. >> however it started, its clear from the video why the fire spread. >> the pumps have a lock on the nozzle that keeps it pumping. so when he went to grab the hose, the pump was still going and pumping fuel. that was why there was an initial fire ball when he pulled it out. without the safety shutoff switches that we have in place, that gas nozzle was a giant flame thrower. >> to help prevent gas station fires like this, many states and provinces h...

It has to do with two office buildings where this fire spread, catching an apartment complex that was under construction. no one was hurt but fewirefighters are calling it a career fire unlike any theyve seen before. the attorney general general there says theyve identified the remakes ofins of 1 of the 43 students. he says the remains are of a 21-year-old. the students were abducted by police back in september. investigators believe they were turned over to a drug cartel and murdered. the inc...

Structures. a little better picture of it now as sky fox has pulled out for you. as we get more information on this or should the fire spread, well take you back to yonkers in metropolitan, new york city. >> the white house says military action is not the solution to the crisis in iraq. the administration is calling again for political changes. well talk with fox news sunday host chris wallace coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. so i get invited to quite a fe...

The flames that were fueled by high winds tore straight through the house. a 30 year veteran, fire fighter says that he has never seen a fire spread so fast. >> today is a sad day in the history of the boston fire department, a sad day for us and for the city of boston. our hearts go out to the families. our thoughts and prayers are with them. >> the two men who lost their lives, 43-year-old lieutenant edward walsh and 33-year-old michael kennedy. 13 other fire fighters, theyre hurt. the cause o...

Fast. >> we lost two heroes here today. it makes me proud to be mayor of the city of boston after watching the way that the men and women of the boston fire department worked today. these two heroes ran into a burning building, got people out of the building. >> the two men who lost their lives, 43-year-old lieutenant edward walsh and 33-year-old michael kennedy. 13 other fire fighters are hurt. the cause of the fire not yet known. asleep at the wheel, the operator of that train that derailed ...

In 2011 the egypt air 777 was at the gate in cairo when it caught fire and look at the cockpit, look at the damage it did. the reason that fire spread so quickly, it was an oxygen rich environment. everybody got off that plane okay, but the damage -- the jet was destroyed. >> its eerie to think of that happening. back with me now, my panel. patrick, let me start with you, the main argument against mechanical failure seems to be how could a plane fly five or six hours on auto pilot across malaysi...

Caused by gas vapors that had built up near the nozzle. >> one kid leans in where the gas is being pumped, sticks his hand in there, and the next thing you know theres a fire uds of the car. it could have been a lighter, a static shock, who knows. >> however it started, its clear from the video why the fire spread. >> the pumps have a lock on the nozzle that keeps it pumping. so when he went to grab the hose, the pump was still going and pumping fuel. that was why there was an initial fire ball ...

Bill: get back inside, thats an order. martha: firefighters are battling a massive blaze in dallas had made a whole condo complex disappear. the fire spread so quickly that firefighters had to call in backup immediately. fortunately most of those units were being renovated. nobody was inside. >> there was one woman who lived in the corner of this building with her dog. she was accounted for and her dog was rescued during the initial firefighting efforts. but i was told that was part of the build...