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fireman. >> they were getting so close to the car. it was something dangerous for sure. >> august 19th, 2011. a parked car bursts into flames on a los angeles street, and firefighters quickly respond to the call. john sees it and films the scene below. >> i was on the balcony. i was shooting it to show how firefighters were extinguishing the fire. i thought it might be some interesting memory for me. >> thick black smoke and flames pour out of the car as a firefighter grabs a hose and approaches the burning vehicle. he begins to douse the flames and get the fire under control. but what appears to be a routine job takes a sudden and potentially deadly turn. the front of the car explodes mere inches away from the fireman's head.
than 350 homes and businesses. a firefighter gets up close and personal with an explosion and shows it who's boss. august 19th, 2011. in los angeles, california, a parked car bursts into flames. a resident captures the action with his cell phone camera. >> this is your typical car fire that firefighters respond to all the time. >> you can see the firefighter bleeding his line and starting to make an approach to the vehicle, attacking the fire. >> without warning, an explosion rocks the vehicle, inches from the firefighter's face, but it hardly seems to faze him. >> rather than this guy run for the hills and say enough of this. you don't pay me enough for this, no, this guy stays right on task. >> within seconds, the
a routine car fire exposes the steady nerves of an l.a. fireman. >> they were getting so close to the car. it was something dangerous for sure. >> august 19th, 2011. a parked car bursts into flames on a los angeles street, and firefighters quickly respond to the call. john sees it and films the scene below. >> i was on the balcony. i was shooting it to show how firefighters were extinguishing the fire. i thought it might be some interesting memory for me. >> thick black smoke and flames pour out of the car as a firefighter grabs a hose and approaches the burning vehicle. he begins to douse the flames and get the fire under control. but what appears to be a routine job takes a sudden and potentially deadly turn. the front of the car explodes
a firefighter gets up close and personal with an explosion and shows it whose boss. august 19th, 2011. in los angeles, california, a parked car bursts into flames. a resident captures the action with his cell phone camera. >> this is your typical car fire that firefighters respond to all the time. >> you can see him bleeding his line and starting to make an approach to the vehicle, attacking the fire. >> without warning, an explosion rocks the vehicle, inches from the firefighter's face, but it hardly seems to phase him. >> rather than this guy run to the hills and say enough of this. you don't pay me enough for this, no, this guy stays right on task. >> within seconds, the firefighter gets the blaze under control. >> we have a saying in the fire service. wtf. it means something totally
a routine car fire exposes the steady nerves of an l.a. fireman. >> they were getting so close to the car. it was something dangerous for sure. >> august 19th, 2011. a parked car bursts into flames on a los angeles street, and firefighters quickly respond to the call. john hears the commotion outside his apartment and films the action on the street below the. >> i went out the balcony to see what's happening. i was shooting it to show how firefighters were extinguishing the fire. i thought it might be some interesting memory for me. >> thick black smoke and flames pour out of the car as a firefighter grabs a hose and approaches the burning vehicle. he begins to douse the flames and get the fire under control. but what appears to be a routine job takes a sudden and potentially deadly turn. the front of the car explodes
a firefighter gets up close and personal with an explosion and shows it whose boss. august 19th, 2011. in los angeles, california, a parked car bursts into flames. a resident captures the action with his cell phone camera. >> this is your typical car fire that firefighters respond to all the time. >> you can see him bleeding his line and starting to make an approach to the vehicle, attacking the fire. >> without warning, an explosion rocks the vehicle, inches from the firefighter's face, but it hardly seems to phase him. >> rather than this guy run to the hills and say enough of this. you don't pay me enough for this, no, this guy stays right on task. >> within seconds, the firefighter gets the blaze under control. >> we have a saying in the fire service. wtf. it means something totally different to us in the business,
and shows it who's boss. august 19th, 2011. in los angeles, california, a parked car bursts into flames. a resident captures the action with his cell phone camera. >> this is your typical car fire that firefighters respond to all the time. >> you can see him bleeding his line and starting to make an approach on the vehicle, attacking the fire. >> without warning, an explosion rocks the vehicle, inches from the firefighter's face, but it hardly seems to phase him. >> rather than this guy run to the hills and say enough of this. you don't pay me enough for this, no, this guy stays right on task. >> within seconds, the firefighter gets the blaze under control. >> we have a saying in the fire service. wtf. it means something totally different to us in the business, well-trained firefighter. this is a good example of that.
fireman. >> they were getting so close to the car. it was something dangerous for sure. >> august 19th, 2011. a parked car bursts into flames on a los angeles street, and firefighters quickly respond to the call. john hears the commotion outside his apartment and films the action on the street below. >> i went out on the bal connco see what's happening. i was shooting it to show how firefighters were extinguishing the fire. i thought it might be some interesting memory for me. >> thick black smoke and flames pour out of the car as a firefighter grabs a hose and approaches the burning vehicle. he begins to douse the flames and get the fire under control. but what appears to be a routine job takes a sudden and potentially deadly turn. the front of the car explodes mere inches away from the fireman's head.
>> i mean, there's a guy holding a camera trying to capture it. he has to hide behind a car. it's just rocking the land beneath him. >> the shockwave is so powerful, it registers as a magnitude 2.0 earthquake. >> the poor people of this town were terrified. >> finally the fireworks show that nobody wanted comes to an end. the disaster kills one firefighter and destroys more than 350 homes and businesses. a firefighter gets up close and personal with an explosion and shows it whose boss. august 19th, 2011. in los angeles, california, a parked car bursts into flames. a resident captures the action
the steady nerves of an l.a. fireman. >> they were getting so close to the car. it was something dangerous for sure. >> august 19th, 2011. a parked car bursts into flames on a los angeles street, and firefighters quickly respond to the call. john hears the commotion outside his apartment and films the action on the street below. >> i was on the balcony. i was shooting it to show how firefighters were extinguishing the fire. i thought it might be some interesting memory for me. >> thick black smoke and flames pour out of the car as a firefighter grabs a hose and approaches the burning vehicle. he begins to douse the flames and get the fire under control. but what appears to be a routine job takes a sudden and potentially deadly turn. the front of the car explodes mere inches away from the fireman's head.