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>> holy [ muted ]! lets get the [ muted ] out of here. >> before the blast, simpson is about 40 feet from the huge cloud of fire. it seemed like a safe distance. now hes not so sure. >> when the explosion happened and i felt the heat and i decided to back away and put cars and a wall between me and the fire. >> just hide behind. well be all right. >> firefighters are dangerously close to the explosion, but somehow they survive. >> the firefighters that were literally ten feet away from the truck...

Coverage for land and sea. now, thats progressive. may 15, 2009. a tanker truck carrying more than 10,000 gallons of gasoline catches fire while making a delivery to a gas station in maddington, western australia, a small suburb of perth. firefighters do their best to control the fire, but both the truck and the service station are fully engulfed in flames. >> the flames got really big. the flames were about 50 feet in the air. >> simon simpson works in the

>> soon, a crowd gathers and several other people also start to record the growing fire. the flames get higher. the smoke, thicker. >> the police and everyone started to get a little worried about the amount of people that were standing, just watching and filming. >> the chaotic scene spirals out of control. >> its going. its going! >> then the flames reach a massive amount of fuel and the gas station erupts. >> ive never seen anything that big. it was a bit of a shock and sort of stunned me for...

The flames get higher. the smoke, thicker. >> the police and everyone started to get a little worried about the amount of people that were standing, just watching and filming. >> the chaotic scene spirals out of control. >> its going. its going! >> then the flames reach a massive amount of fuel and the gas station erupts. >> ive never seen anything that big. it was a bit of a shock and sort of stunned me for a second to see such a big fireball go straight up. >> before the blast, simpson is abou...

>> soon, a crowd gathers and several other people also start to record the growing fire. the flames get higher. the smoke, thicker. >> the police and everyone started to get a little worried about the amount of people that were standing, just watching and filming. >> the chaotic scene spirals out of control. >> its going. its going! >> then the flames reach a massive amount of fuel and the gas station erupts. >> ive never seen anything that big. it was a bit of a shock and sort of stunned me for...

To basically stop it from spreading. >> soon, a crowd gathers and several other people also start to record the growing fire. the flames get higher. the smoke, thicker. >> the police and everyone started to get a little worried about the amount of people that were standing, just watching and filming. >> the chaotic scene spirals out of control. >> its going. its going! >> then the flames reach a massive amount of fuel and the gas station erupts. >> ive never seen anything that big. it was a bit ...

To basically stop it from spreading. >> soon, a crowd gathers and several other people also start to record the growing fire. the flames get higher. the smoke, thicker. >> the police and everyone started to get a little worried about the amount of people that were standing, just watching and filming. >> the chaotic scene spirals out of control. >> its going. its going! >> then the flames reach a massive amount of fuel and the gas station erupts. >> ive never seen anything that big. it was a bit ...

>> soon, a crowd gathers and several other people also start to record the growing fire. the flames get higher. the smoke, thicker. >> the police and everyone started to get a little worried about the amount of people that were standing, just watching and filming. >> the chaotic scene spirals out of control. >> its going. its going! >> then the flames reach a massive amount of fuel and the gas station erupts. >> ive never seen anything that big. it was a bit of a shock and sort of stunned me for...

May 15th, 2009. a tanker truck carrying more than 10,000 gallons of gasoline catches fire while making a delivery to a gas station in maddington, western australia, a small suburb of perth. firefighters do their best to control the fire, but both the truck and the service station are fully engulfed in flames. >> the flames got really big. the flames were about 50 feet in the air. >> simon simpson works in the area and records the incredible sight with his camera. >> didnt look like firefighters ...

>> the police and everyone started to get a little worried about the amount of people that were standing, just watching and filming. >> the chaotic scene spirals out of control. >> its going. its going! >> then the flames reach a massive amount of fuel and the gas station erupts. >> ive never seen anything that big. it was a bit of a shock and sort of stunned me for a second to see such a big fireball go straight up. >> before the blast, simpson is about 40 feet from the huge cloud of fire. it s...