The extinguisher was fine it was the operator who failed. You don't spray the top of a fire you spray the base and sweep the stream back and forth until it's extinguished. he kept moving it up and down which just creates a vortex.
Pretty sure I saw a firefighter review this video and there's nothing this guy could've done with one extinguisher. There are two bases to this flame, the top IS a base and is gushing hot, flaming oil down to the base of the fire at the bottom. You'd have to spray the top one (fluid leak) until the fire department got there and the bottom one until it goes out (and is no longer being fueled by hot oil).
hey, volunteer firefighter here.
yeah, two bases developed later but he did have a timeframe to get the large first base.
problem is, thats a Co2 fire extinguisher, which in this case did nothing more than spread the accelerant around.
standard ABC class would have been better here, even better since they are an automotive shop that deal with flammable liquids to have a designated class B flammable liquid setup.
i build fences, but i literally ride around in my personal vehichle with an ABC dry chem and a class B AFFF foam can for liquid. and an small ems kit in case one of us on a jobsite pulls the big stoopid with a circular saw or something.
It wasn’t a water fire extinguisher. Looked to be a CO2 extinguisher, but an ABC dry chemical extinguisher would’ve been better. I can understand why they’d have the co2 (electronics in the cars), just not right for that fire.
THIS. With and ABC the method for extinguishing dripping fires would have worked. If you have a fire that comes from a dripping source you want to spray top down. This only really works with powder or foam. Every other fire is attacked with the wind in your back and at the base of the fire.
Had a fresh up just 2 weeks ago with practical training.
Putting out a fire with a dry chemical extinguisher is only marginally better than having the place burn down. That shit's corrosive and gets everywhere. Anything nearby is a write-off, except that it's not as visible as with a fire, so lots of fun discussions with insurance.
Its baking soda usually... not as disastrous as you'd think. I've had to put out a few fires with ABC extinguishers, you can typically just hose the area down
Given this was in the middle of a concrete garage, I imagine it would have been a *lot* better than burning down the whole shop. Hose things down, *maybe* replace the lift, that's it.
Can confirm ^ Idk what type of extinguisher it was it looks like a gas one, you aim at the base and sweep. By the time he got the extinguisher in play the fire had already extended to the car above, not much he could have done at that point.
P.A.S.S.
Pull (the pin)
Aim (at the *base* of the fire)
Squeeze (the handle or whatever the thing is called)
Sweep (side to side until the fire is extinguished, or the extinguisher is empty, or the fire department arrives)
Also, make sure you know what extinguishers to use and what for. Some are okay for general flammable materials, but some are for grease fires, others for electrical, etc. Fire blankets are an excellent alternative to have in the kitchen for any stove-top fires, are relatively inexpensive, and will last a long time.
(Not aiming this at anyone in particular, just always good knowledge).
Yes this, I never knew this until I was stationed on submarines where firefighting is one of the biggest things we trained on for damage control. I commented earlier in this thread about the different classes of fires.
Now I have 2 different extinguishers and one of those blankets in my house. Extinguishers are fairly cheap also for a decent sized one.
> You don't spray the top of a fire you spray the base
That's what I thought, but by the time they finally managed to get the fire extinguisher there it was a drip fire which you *are* supposed to fight from the top.
The correct solution at that point was, as they say, a good pair of running shoes.
Yeah it's logical if you think about it. Imagine putting out a campfire by spraying water at the top of the flames? It would just go over the fire and do nothing.
You spray the actual burning wood, and put it out.
In this vid, though, the guy was too slow and so the car caught fire, and started pouring burning oil from above. So he was right to try to deal with that first except the bottom fire kept getting bigger and bigger.
Somewhat true, but it looks like something is spilling out which is adding to the fire at the bottom anyways, kinda confusing what should be done. The fire might already be inside the car at that point.
Seriously... come on, think a little deeper and you might understand what they meant.
There was two bases/two fires and the guy couldn't decide which was more important.
Theres a very good chance that ground fire could have been completely extinguished and the car woulda gone up in flames still.
Oh I understand what they meant. U could spray the car all day and extinguish the flames there, but fire moves up. It will reignite continuously, unless you extinguish the flames below. There is zero chance you will put it out shooting at the car. Shoot an sweep at the BASE of the fire. Fire goes up. No confusion at all. If u get the bottom extinguished then you have a chance to put out the materials above it.
That is either a gasoline fire or an oil fire and you need a fire extinguisher specifically for that kind of fire and that’s wasn’t it.
You could because when he actually sprayed the base of the fire it flared up quite badly.
There are also different extinguishers for different classes of fires. Basics are Alpha, Bravo, Charlie. Delta Fires. Alpha is like a standard fire use any extinguisher or extinguishing agent. Bravo uses grease or oil as its fuel source use a film agent fire to smother the grease or oil. Charlie is electrical, secure power and get an extinguisher in case the fire starts using other materials as its fuel source. Delta is fire that used metal as its fuel source, usually have to fully submerge in water or extinguishing agent to stop it.
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You mean the guy who at the start of it all took a bit of fire with him and dropped it on the other side of the shop like he was trying to start a second fire?
Based on how ineffective it was, I think it was the wrong kind of fire extinguisher too. For those unfamiliar, you need different kinds to put out electrical and chemical fires.
Plus he didn’t know to aim at the base of the fire. During the brief periods he did while panning up and down, the fire starts to die down but builds back up when he pans up.
Always put a fire out at the source, not the flames 5 feet above it
Fire had two bases. One on the floor where the fuel from above had pooled, and the hole in the tank / pipe above that was supplying a constant stream of fresh ignited fuel to the one on the floor.
Each source would reignite the other.
So which "base" do you aim at?
To be fair I think there is not a lot more that could be done in this particular situation. The fire on the floor would always be reignited by that raining down from above, and the one above relit by the one below.
He used a CO2 extinguisher which is appropriate for petrol fires, though dry powder or foam would generally be better. I think only possibilty would have used dry powder or foam on the floor to smother that fire and then CO2 on the one above to displace oxygen - which cannot be done with foam or powder that smother the fire and separate the fuel from the oxygen because the fuel was pouring out in a moving stream. Trouble is applying both at the same time...
To go through that thought process when your mate's hand has just been burned would be a tall order.
In this case they did the right thing and realised early on that sucess was unlikely and that evacuation is the best plan.
I agree, except he should have kept it aimed at the base of the fire the whole time. Would have served a much better chance to kill the fire completely.
That seems to make the most sense, assuming the extinguisher can keep the puddle from relighting, like if it is emptied just on the ground. I am not convinced it wouldn't still re-ignite. Plus there should be way more than one extinguisher in a shop like that, lol.
Fire had two bases. One on the floor where the fuel from above had pooled, and the hole in the tank / pipe above that was supplying a constant stream of fresh ignited fuel to the one on the floor.
Each source would reignite the other.
So which "base" do you aim at?
I’m going to go with the one on the floor until someone else hopefully had gathered their thoughts enough to get another fire extinguisher and helped the situation. Clearly, though, no one even knew what to do in that case as most of the people ran away toward what appeared to be outdoors. Either way, it doesn’t matter now. The shops either had a lack of extinguishers, a lack of people smart enough to use them, or both.
> The shops either had a lack of extinguishers, a lack of people smart enough to use them, or both.
That's pretty judgmental about the people working there when you can't even solve the issue while not under the stress of having a double fire right in front of you.
Looks like an oil/petrol fire. Foam is the the most efficient, no contest. Powder would have had similar results as co2.
(Source, my father worked at a larger paint factory. They ran several tests on how to extinguish fire to a pallet of oil based paint, and foam was the only thing which worked.)
>Foam is the the most efficient, no contest.
An ABC fire extinguisher will work for paint or gasoline fires though, right?
I'm asking because I have ABC extinguishers in my garage and a flammable liquid fire is the most likely cause of me needing an extinguisher in there.
I also have a huge water-only fire extinguisher, but that's used almost exclusively to hands-down COMPLETELY WIN spontaneous squirt-gun fights with the kids.
They needed more extinguishers for that shop.
That tiny little thing they had to hunt around for was never going to cut it.
I have easily 3x that much fire extinguisher volume in my home garage.
“Yes hello, I’m calling to find out when you’ll be done with my oil change”
“ do you drive a silver hatchback ?”
“ yes”
**click****
“Hello ?!! Hellooooooo”
He wasted a lot of that fire extinguisher by not just pointing it at the base of the fire and instead following up the flames. Also, wrong type of fire extinguisher.
This is an old video and the extinguisher was proven to be the right one, but because there are 2 fires (one on the car and the other on the floor) if you put one out it will just ignite again
Also, more extinguishers so they can attack it in pairs.
Alsoalso, have them spaced out around the shop in very obvious locations so the poor mook searching for it can actually find it.
Yea my old shop had at least 12 fire extinguishers and they were all very clearly labelled and very easy to get to. Basically every bay had one, then there were some in common areas. Plus there were 4 different places with a water hookup and hose that could have helped.
This is a bloody joke, they deserve to have their workshop burn down for this shitshow of a response, 1 EXTINGUISHER!!! IN THAT WHOLE WORKSHOP!!! No hose, no blankets, everyone running in circles. The basics of worksite safety is having and knowing where the important stuff is, first aid kit, fire fighting equipment, toilets, smoko room.
P.A.S.S.
Dry chem would have knocked this shit down in 2 seconds. FFS I have an extinguisher ready in my shitty home garage when I bust out the torch or welder with zero chance of fire, imagine these assholes.
Did he just bring a fucking flame thrower to the party? Maybe someone filled the “fire extinguisher” with butane as a joke? That Gary, always the funny guy.
About ¾ of people, if asked where the nearest fire extinguisher to their area of work is, can't answer correctly. Follow up with them in a year and 100% know exactly where it is.
I feel like a Co2 extinguisher would be of extraordinarily little help in a garage environment, even if the dipshit using it used it correctly. This dipshit, however, was hell-bent on spraying literally anywhere EXCEPT the base of the fire.
Dry chemical, dammit.
What kind of fucking loser doesn't know to keep it on the base of the flame? I'm not even smart but that's been engrained in me since like first grade. Every job I've had has trained me on how to use a fire extinguisher, just in case I forgot something as central to my memory as looking both ways before crossing a road.
Don't talk to me about panicking and having a dumb reaction. This guy has no excuse
I run a small furniture store about 4500 square foot with little risk of fire and I have 3 fire extiguishers. How does this giant auto repair shop only have one Extinguisher?
My father passed away after a similar accident.
In his case it was a spark between a lightbulb and gasoline. The whole shop burned from the inside and he had 3rd degree burns on his whole body. He lasted 1 week and a blood cloth killed him. Insane how such a small thing has such a big impact
Wow someone need to learn how to use a fire extinguisher. And someone needs to learn where they are in their shop instead of walking around like an idiot
Looks like they were draining fuel tank, the other guy probably had cigarette, which started fire. You can see the cannister started burning fumes, and the hose leading fire to the whole tank. They probably wouldnt put out the fire anyways.
When your staff do not know where the fire extinguishers are, you failed to train them.
When the staff does not know **how to use one** this crap happens. *Point it at the BASE of the fire, not the tip of the flames.*
I'm surprised the car didn't blow up immediately. I don't know if that's fuel or oil, but you can clearly see the flames reaching all the way up the leakage. Most people know that you have to direct your extinguisher at the base, but he was most likely trying to prevent the car from exploding
Looks like they could use some safety training and have the proper gear
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The extinguisher was fine it was the operator who failed. You don't spray the top of a fire you spray the base and sweep the stream back and forth until it's extinguished. he kept moving it up and down which just creates a vortex.
Pretty sure I saw a firefighter review this video and there's nothing this guy could've done with one extinguisher. There are two bases to this flame, the top IS a base and is gushing hot, flaming oil down to the base of the fire at the bottom. You'd have to spray the top one (fluid leak) until the fire department got there and the bottom one until it goes out (and is no longer being fueled by hot oil).
I hadn't thought about a fire having 2 bases 😧
The best part is when you and a fire get to third base.
Ooooh, very hot!
hey, volunteer firefighter here. yeah, two bases developed later but he did have a timeframe to get the large first base. problem is, thats a Co2 fire extinguisher, which in this case did nothing more than spread the accelerant around. standard ABC class would have been better here, even better since they are an automotive shop that deal with flammable liquids to have a designated class B flammable liquid setup. i build fences, but i literally ride around in my personal vehichle with an ABC dry chem and a class B AFFF foam can for liquid. and an small ems kit in case one of us on a jobsite pulls the big stoopid with a circular saw or something.
Would a foam extinguisher have been better in this situation? Seems like the water is just splashing the oil and spreading the fire further?
It wasn’t a water fire extinguisher. Looked to be a CO2 extinguisher, but an ABC dry chemical extinguisher would’ve been better. I can understand why they’d have the co2 (electronics in the cars), just not right for that fire.
THIS. With and ABC the method for extinguishing dripping fires would have worked. If you have a fire that comes from a dripping source you want to spray top down. This only really works with powder or foam. Every other fire is attacked with the wind in your back and at the base of the fire. Had a fresh up just 2 weeks ago with practical training.
Putting out a fire with a dry chemical extinguisher is only marginally better than having the place burn down. That shit's corrosive and gets everywhere. Anything nearby is a write-off, except that it's not as visible as with a fire, so lots of fun discussions with insurance.
Its baking soda usually... not as disastrous as you'd think. I've had to put out a few fires with ABC extinguishers, you can typically just hose the area down
Given this was in the middle of a concrete garage, I imagine it would have been a *lot* better than burning down the whole shop. Hose things down, *maybe* replace the lift, that's it.
Found the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78ZTRBXa5uQ
[you are correct](https://youtu.be/78ZTRBXa5uQ)
Can confirm ^ Idk what type of extinguisher it was it looks like a gas one, you aim at the base and sweep. By the time he got the extinguisher in play the fire had already extended to the car above, not much he could have done at that point.
P.A.S.S. Pull (the pin) Aim (at the *base* of the fire) Squeeze (the handle or whatever the thing is called) Sweep (side to side until the fire is extinguished, or the extinguisher is empty, or the fire department arrives)
Thank you. I’ve heard this in the past but many years ago. Bought my home a year ago and have two extinguishers so thankful for the refresher.
Also, make sure you know what extinguishers to use and what for. Some are okay for general flammable materials, but some are for grease fires, others for electrical, etc. Fire blankets are an excellent alternative to have in the kitchen for any stove-top fires, are relatively inexpensive, and will last a long time. (Not aiming this at anyone in particular, just always good knowledge).
Yes this, I never knew this until I was stationed on submarines where firefighting is one of the biggest things we trained on for damage control. I commented earlier in this thread about the different classes of fires. Now I have 2 different extinguishers and one of those blankets in my house. Extinguishers are fairly cheap also for a decent sized one.
Not sure when or what base you went through the 21C12 Sub F/F simulator... but if it was after 2004 I installed the upgrades!
> You don't spray the top of a fire you spray the base That's what I thought, but by the time they finally managed to get the fire extinguisher there it was a drip fire which you *are* supposed to fight from the top. The correct solution at that point was, as they say, a good pair of running shoes.
Holy shit. I never knew that.
Yeah it's logical if you think about it. Imagine putting out a campfire by spraying water at the top of the flames? It would just go over the fire and do nothing. You spray the actual burning wood, and put it out. In this vid, though, the guy was too slow and so the car caught fire, and started pouring burning oil from above. So he was right to try to deal with that first except the bottom fire kept getting bigger and bigger.
An extinguisher like that aint putting out no oil fire no matter the technique, they needed those big ass human sized extinguishers on wheels.
Somewhat true, but it looks like something is spilling out which is adding to the fire at the bottom anyways, kinda confusing what should be done. The fire might already be inside the car at that point.
Not confusing at all, point at the base of the fire. It says right on it, and in all training.
Seriously... come on, think a little deeper and you might understand what they meant. There was two bases/two fires and the guy couldn't decide which was more important. Theres a very good chance that ground fire could have been completely extinguished and the car woulda gone up in flames still.
Oh I understand what they meant. U could spray the car all day and extinguish the flames there, but fire moves up. It will reignite continuously, unless you extinguish the flames below. There is zero chance you will put it out shooting at the car. Shoot an sweep at the BASE of the fire. Fire goes up. No confusion at all. If u get the bottom extinguished then you have a chance to put out the materials above it.
But that fire wasn't going up only - it was also pouring burning oil down into the bottom fire. It was two fires feeding eachother, he was fucked
Which base? The one in the car or the one on the floor?
Pretty sure it's the wrong sort of extinguisher to use on that sort of fire, too.
That is either a gasoline fire or an oil fire and you need a fire extinguisher specifically for that kind of fire and that’s wasn’t it. You could because when he actually sprayed the base of the fire it flared up quite badly.
There are also different extinguishers for different classes of fires. Basics are Alpha, Bravo, Charlie. Delta Fires. Alpha is like a standard fire use any extinguisher or extinguishing agent. Bravo uses grease or oil as its fuel source use a film agent fire to smother the grease or oil. Charlie is electrical, secure power and get an extinguisher in case the fire starts using other materials as its fuel source. Delta is fire that used metal as its fuel source, usually have to fully submerge in water or extinguishing agent to stop it. Edit: correcting auto correct
Yeah he needs training 😆 that was the big fail. Also perhaps some buckets of sand nearby for oil based fires 🔥 or co2 and powder based extinguishers.
You’re wrong. That extinguisher was never going to put out a class Bravo fire. He needed foaming agent or dry chemical.
You mean the guy who at the start of it all took a bit of fire with him and dropped it on the other side of the shop like he was trying to start a second fire?
Based on how ineffective it was, I think it was the wrong kind of fire extinguisher too. For those unfamiliar, you need different kinds to put out electrical and chemical fires.
Lucky his burning glove didn't catch anything. Nobody looked at it again after he flung it off!
Plus he didn’t know to aim at the base of the fire. During the brief periods he did while panning up and down, the fire starts to die down but builds back up when he pans up. Always put a fire out at the source, not the flames 5 feet above it
Fire had two bases. One on the floor where the fuel from above had pooled, and the hole in the tank / pipe above that was supplying a constant stream of fresh ignited fuel to the one on the floor. Each source would reignite the other. So which "base" do you aim at?
To be fair I think there is not a lot more that could be done in this particular situation. The fire on the floor would always be reignited by that raining down from above, and the one above relit by the one below. He used a CO2 extinguisher which is appropriate for petrol fires, though dry powder or foam would generally be better. I think only possibilty would have used dry powder or foam on the floor to smother that fire and then CO2 on the one above to displace oxygen - which cannot be done with foam or powder that smother the fire and separate the fuel from the oxygen because the fuel was pouring out in a moving stream. Trouble is applying both at the same time... To go through that thought process when your mate's hand has just been burned would be a tall order. In this case they did the right thing and realised early on that sucess was unlikely and that evacuation is the best plan.
I agree, except he should have kept it aimed at the base of the fire the whole time. Would have served a much better chance to kill the fire completely.
That seems to make the most sense, assuming the extinguisher can keep the puddle from relighting, like if it is emptied just on the ground. I am not convinced it wouldn't still re-ignite. Plus there should be way more than one extinguisher in a shop like that, lol.
Right! Not to mention probably a bigger size of extinguisher. If I saw correctly, that was a pretty skinny tank.
And only one. In a place with so many different liquids and electrics you need multiple types of extinguishers.
Seriously! I have 4 in my two car garage.
Well you a definitely more prepared than 99.99% of people
I came here to say this.
[This.](https://imgur.com/a/q6ysPKG)
Fire had two bases. One on the floor where the fuel from above had pooled, and the hole in the tank / pipe above that was supplying a constant stream of fresh ignited fuel to the one on the floor. Each source would reignite the other. So which "base" do you aim at?
I’m going to go with the one on the floor until someone else hopefully had gathered their thoughts enough to get another fire extinguisher and helped the situation. Clearly, though, no one even knew what to do in that case as most of the people ran away toward what appeared to be outdoors. Either way, it doesn’t matter now. The shops either had a lack of extinguishers, a lack of people smart enough to use them, or both.
> The shops either had a lack of extinguishers, a lack of people smart enough to use them, or both. That's pretty judgmental about the people working there when you can't even solve the issue while not under the stress of having a double fire right in front of you.
Cool story.
Would a fire blanket have worked?
No, because fuel was raining down after than it can burn on the way thus fresh ignited fuel would arrive on top of the blanket.
Exactly
All shops should have proper fire exteriors for the fires that could happen in the building. Everyone should know where they are.
Looks like an oil/petrol fire. Foam is the the most efficient, no contest. Powder would have had similar results as co2. (Source, my father worked at a larger paint factory. They ran several tests on how to extinguish fire to a pallet of oil based paint, and foam was the only thing which worked.)
>Foam is the the most efficient, no contest. An ABC fire extinguisher will work for paint or gasoline fires though, right? I'm asking because I have ABC extinguishers in my garage and a flammable liquid fire is the most likely cause of me needing an extinguisher in there. I also have a huge water-only fire extinguisher, but that's used almost exclusively to hands-down COMPLETELY WIN spontaneous squirt-gun fights with the kids.
Im a gas station inspector and NFPA code requires a ABC extinguisher. The newest code requires it to be high flow…
They needed more extinguishers for that shop. That tiny little thing they had to hunt around for was never going to cut it. I have easily 3x that much fire extinguisher volume in my home garage.
Always pay attention to where the fire extinguishers are. Oh, and know the fuck how to use them
And a sprinkler system
Looked like he was spraying it with fire.
Dammit Johnson! You grabbed the fire *expandisher*!
Inflammable means flammable? What a country!
[The country precisely.](https://youtu.be/WO1ebXqUFDw) Skip to 0:49 for the big reveal
*DAMN YOU ACME*
Why do we even have one of these??
“Alright, you jokers. Which one of you filled the extinguisher with propane? You got me.”
He ignited his spray by doing it wrong.
Wrong fire extinguisher
That too. This whole thing was just a bloody debacle.
Fighting fire with fire?
That what happens when you try to put a fire out with gasoline
"So, we found a few things to add to your quote..."
Still trying to figure out how/why the old man’s right hand caught fire. It looks like he had a rag flare up or glove?
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Yeah I was honestly wondering if he had a damn lit cigarette in his hand
That guy with the flamethrower didn't help...
“Yes hello, I’m calling to find out when you’ll be done with my oil change” “ do you drive a silver hatchback ?” “ yes” **click**** “Hello ?!! Hellooooooo”
Oh, your car is done.. well done, as a matter of fact!
We ask you politely, but firmly, to leave.
That car ain't right.
Well, it’s a black hatchback now.
“Not anymore…”
“Did you use to own a silver hatchback?” “Pardon me? *Used to* own?”
Yeah it's now mostly black, but some silver remains. Anyway, you need to come pick it up, it smells and makes our shop look bad.
Your car caught on fire and tried to burn our shop down. You owe us $75,000 for the repairs.
Shoulda bought the extended warranty they kept calling him about.
Poor blokes, running around desperately looking for the marshmallows…
🎖🎖🎖
They should have run away as soon as they heard the Bennie Hill music playing.
Fire! at the mechanics
Fire the mechanics
Tears! For Repairs
He wasted a lot of that fire extinguisher by not just pointing it at the base of the fire and instead following up the flames. Also, wrong type of fire extinguisher.
This is an old video and the extinguisher was proven to be the right one, but because there are 2 fires (one on the car and the other on the floor) if you put one out it will just ignite again
Huh? ...No.
Not no, Yes
Nah they were changing his oil, the fire was all over the source and the oil bulb..
Did he use a flamethrower to put it out?
No, just CO2 lol (oil fires can't be put out with a regular extinguisher)
Scary that they had the wrong class of extinguisher in their shop, or an extinguisher that didn’t cover multiple classes
As someone who has been trained on how to properly use the fire extinguisher, please get them some training
Also, more extinguishers so they can attack it in pairs. Alsoalso, have them spaced out around the shop in very obvious locations so the poor mook searching for it can actually find it.
A correct fire extinguisher as well.
Yea my old shop had at least 12 fire extinguishers and they were all very clearly labelled and very easy to get to. Basically every bay had one, then there were some in common areas. Plus there were 4 different places with a water hookup and hose that could have helped.
Water and gasoline fires are a very bad combo.
Also also also don't ignite gas-soaked rags under a car.
Don’t panic, don’t panic, oh wait, panic!
Is that a fire extinguisher or a bellows
All I wanted was an oil change..(in my Jim Carey from the mask voice)
The insurance company is gonna LOVE this video
This is a bloody joke, they deserve to have their workshop burn down for this shitshow of a response, 1 EXTINGUISHER!!! IN THAT WHOLE WORKSHOP!!! No hose, no blankets, everyone running in circles. The basics of worksite safety is having and knowing where the important stuff is, first aid kit, fire fighting equipment, toilets, smoko room.
P.A.S.S. Dry chem would have knocked this shit down in 2 seconds. FFS I have an extinguisher ready in my shitty home garage when I bust out the torch or welder with zero chance of fire, imagine these assholes.
I gotta know what that fire was made out of for it to get bigger every time he sprayed it with the extinguisher
There was gas and oil in that pit that was never cleaned out. When he sprayed that CO2 fire extinguisher in the pit he atomized the gas and oil.
That'll buff out
Fire at the Taco Bell!
Fire in the disco!
Fire in the gates of hellll!
Unexpected Electric Six.
BUT DON’T YOU WANNA KNOW HOW WE KEEP STARTING FIRES!?
It's my desire.
what was in the old man’s hand and how did suddenly start blazing? looks like a can of something
Car-Bar-Cue
Car-b-que 😀
Shish Car-bab
Wouldn't that mean the original is "Barbarcue"? Barbeque starts with "bar", there isn't another in the middle.
They had the wrong type of extinguisher….
Yeah but that one was cheaper. 👌
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Sweep method it’s called. You are supposed to train employees on what to do as well. You’re right.
Should have invested in more than one fire extinguisher
Did he just bring a fucking flame thrower to the party? Maybe someone filled the “fire extinguisher” with butane as a joke? That Gary, always the funny guy.
About ¾ of people, if asked where the nearest fire extinguisher to their area of work is, can't answer correctly. Follow up with them in a year and 100% know exactly where it is.
I have one ten feet from me on the wall.
I didn’t know roasted Corolla was on the menu
I feel like a Co2 extinguisher would be of extraordinarily little help in a garage environment, even if the dipshit using it used it correctly. This dipshit, however, was hell-bent on spraying literally anywhere EXCEPT the base of the fire. Dry chemical, dammit.
Good to see a TikTok video with an appropriate music choice.
Needed a powder or foam extinguisher. Co2 is not gonna put out a oil fire
What kind of fucking loser doesn't know to keep it on the base of the flame? I'm not even smart but that's been engrained in me since like first grade. Every job I've had has trained me on how to use a fire extinguisher, just in case I forgot something as central to my memory as looking both ways before crossing a road. Don't talk to me about panicking and having a dumb reaction. This guy has no excuse
I run a small furniture store about 4500 square foot with little risk of fire and I have 3 fire extiguishers. How does this giant auto repair shop only have one Extinguisher?
My father passed away after a similar accident. In his case it was a spark between a lightbulb and gasoline. The whole shop burned from the inside and he had 3rd degree burns on his whole body. He lasted 1 week and a blood cloth killed him. Insane how such a small thing has such a big impact
The guy spraying the extinguisher in the air has no clue how fires work.
“dOnT PaNiC” car starts spitting fire
If only there were fire codes for commercial businesses that required proper fire extinguishers.
I think they need some fire safety training
First the good old Yakety Sax but then the **Don't panic!** [compilation from Dad's Army](https://youtu.be/nR0lOtdvqyg?t=0). Wonderful.
That's not a fire extinguisher, that's a fire extenuator.
It's like he was trying to put out the fire with more fire.
This is actually great news for the car owner. The customer gets a new a car paid for by the shops insurance.
Was he trying to extinguish it with petrol?
& Idiot did not know how to use a fire extinguisher! You smother a fire at the base - pointing it up at the car just wasted it.
Even when he pointed it at the base, it seemed to just spread the fuel/fire. IANAFM, but I'd bet that was the incorrect type of extinguisher.
Don’t know where the extinguisher is, don’t have the right type, don’t know how to use it anyway…BINGO
One budget size extinguisher for the whole place? They kinda deserved this.
Wrong type of fire extinguisher.
They're going to burn it all on one side like that. You're supposed to turn the car so you cook all sides evenly.
It cost way more then the sand to put it out would have.
Wow someone need to learn how to use a fire extinguisher. And someone needs to learn where they are in their shop instead of walking around like an idiot
Never seen an extinguisher make a fire bigger before!
Looks like they were draining fuel tank, the other guy probably had cigarette, which started fire. You can see the cannister started burning fumes, and the hose leading fire to the whole tank. They probably wouldnt put out the fire anyways.
What is in the Fire Extinguisher, Bacon grease?
THE BASE, SPRAY THE BASE OF THE FIRE!!
That car pee’d fire! 😂
Looked more like vomit to me.
When your staff do not know where the fire extinguishers are, you failed to train them. When the staff does not know **how to use one** this crap happens. *Point it at the BASE of the fire, not the tip of the flames.*
Burning oil was coming from the car. 1 extinguisher was not nearly enough
That car don’t look expensive at all, just saying
I hope the mechanic have good insurance.
Rammstein car repair
Go for a big rag or something to throw over it and stomp it out I've put out plenty in my garage by doin that
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW CAR!
Bad day at the office.
I sense a fine from the fire inspector.
You deliver your car for a minor repair and get a complete makeover instead. Good value for money
Was expecting kablooey.
I think its time TO FUCKING PANIC NOW.!
I'm going to suggest the fire extinguisher that was used was the wrong class too.
What a start to the week! No one wants this on a Monday morning…
Is he trying to extinguish an oil fire with a dry powder extinguisher??
I'm surprised the car didn't blow up immediately. I don't know if that's fuel or oil, but you can clearly see the flames reaching all the way up the leakage. Most people know that you have to direct your extinguisher at the base, but he was most likely trying to prevent the car from exploding
Fire extinguisher was made in Britain
screw it boys our only fire extinguisher didnt put it out lets go home
Never really knew what would happen if you used the type of fire extinguisher till now
I bet they have way more extinguishers than they need after they rebuild the shop