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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. >> that's a term we never want to hear. that means that one of our own is lost, trapped, disoriented or, even worse, down. >> when the smoke clears, several firefighters are injured. but, luckily, the entire cr...

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 didn't injure or lose a firefighter, it's a good day. a routine call has explosive results for a fire department. >> whoa! >> may 7th, 2009. a dashboard camera on a fire t...

>> 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 didn't injure or lose a firefighter, it's 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. sud...

Zone. but there are no casualties. >> in the end all you lost is a building. if you saved the folks around and didn't injure or lose a firefighter, it's 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. >> we have an explosion in the building. may day call. >> that's a term we never want to hear. t...

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 didn't injure or lose a firefighter, it's 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 m...