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Welcome to "caught on camera." dangerous materials are used every day, usually without incident, because safeguards are in place to minimize risks. but natural disasters and man-made accidents happen all too frequently, and when highly flammable materials are involved, an emergency situation can become a fireball. may 15th, 2009. firefighters in texas are battling a blaze at a tank facility that stores oil, gas and sea water. just when they think they have the fire under control, a flare erupts from the tank on the right. it's not a good sign. and in a matter of seconds, the tank launches into...

>> yeah, i'm fine. it took out the front of my vehicle. >> are you serious? >> yeah. >> there was some other pieces ended up hitting the ground. there's one of them. you can see by the size of my shoe how big that is. >> the blast leaves its mark on the first responders of this small texas town. >> it was the closest call i've had. we've had some hair-raising experiences. this one stands out from the rest of them. >> the firefighters have no idea their near-death experience is caught on camera, and the video becomes a training tool for the fire department and others. >> we've learned a lot fro...

Tv news cameras record bright yellow and orange flames raging out of control. towering clouds of thick smoke turn from the inferno. firefighters try to contain the chemical fuel blaze but it's an uphill battle. the flames spread through the facility and find storage tanks of chemicals that erupt, causing a gigantic fireball. as day turns to night, huge bright clouds of fire rip through the dark sky. officials warn residents to keep windows and doors shut as toxic clouds of smoke billow into the air. the fire is so intense, shipping traffic on the nearby river is suspended for safety. it takes ...

After this recording is made. the whole event appears on camera for just five breathtaking seconds. south korea, 2005. a military truck carrying surface to air missile parts breaks down inside a heavily trafficked tunnel near the city of tagoo. the truck's brakes have overheated and catch fire. it's captured by two cameras inside the tunnel, one in front of the truck and one behind it. an already dangerous situation now turns dire, since the dismantled missiles contain solid rocket fuel. the driver tries a fire extinguisher, but the flames only grow bigger. thick, acrid smoke fills the mile-lo...

It's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. 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 inc...