Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20131225:12:49:00
First times a boilover type of explosion had been caught on tape. >> a boilover can occur during air tank fires because oil is lighter than water t. water pumped onto the burning oil tank sinks to the bottom where it eventually boils into steam and explodes, propelling the flameing oil on top into the sky and the surrounding area. >> where were you at when the explosion happened? >> flipping the nozzles on the tank. it started to boil over. be i the time we noticed it was going to boil over, we backed down, it was too late. it caught us. >> it was a pad damad dash for survival. heat was so int...