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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, they're hurt. the cause of the fire not yet known.ç 24 people are now dead in that devastating mudslide in washington st...

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 at chicago's o'hare airport admitted she dozed off just before the crash. 32 people were hurt when t...

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. >> it's 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 malaysia and into the indian sea? >> well, it could. i admit that the likelihood of this being a catastrop...

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 there's a fire uds of the car. it could have been a lighter, a static shock, who knows. >> however it started, it's 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. with without the safety shutoff switches that we have in place, that gas no...

Bill: get back inside, that's 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 building that did not have any drywall. so that was open and allowed the fire to travel a lot faster. ma...