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This is how fast fire can spread. Warning: disturbing

submitted by noims

7 years 11 months 1 week ago

Real footage of a fire that took 100 lives in 2003 at the Station nightclub, filmed by an audience member who had the presence of mind to leave as soon as he saw it start. Slightly annotated to help show how quickly a fire can spread in an unsafe location. The fire department arrive quickly - about 5 minutes after the first flame - but can do little to help.

I watched this almost a year ago at the end of a fire safety course and I've nearly posted it several times since, but for some reason never quite had the nerve. Recent events reminded me again to do it. I found it very disturbing, but I think it's very educational... it's certainly changed my behaviour.

As I remember it, the nightclub was a barely-converted warehouse with pretty much no fire safety measures implemented. This footage was used to help prosecute those responsible.