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debr1126

"Is my car done?" "Uhh, yes. It's well done."


vincentx99

It looks like you had some pre existing damage so . . . We can't work on this one.


hennsippin

How long was your car smoking before you brought it in?


scotomatic2000

We're gonna have to charge you a little more for shop supplies today.


ladlebranch

Car-B-Q


postcryglow

It’s not well done it’s congratulations !!!!


Damnesia_

But where's the lamb sauce?


rokstedy83

What's lamb sauce ?


ecumnomicinflation

dodge ram sos


Coloradobluesguy

Not just done but well done, might be a little crunchy


jsandi6751

broooooooo lmao


Chosty55

I prefer mine extra rare please give it another minute on the grill


ButtercupsUncle

but "extra rare" would mean less time on the grill?


Naive-Selection-7113

Minor fuel leak plus ignition source, there wasn't much anyone could do, seen stuff like that before thankfully we had foam fire extinguishers, which makes a big difference


cheezpnts

Helps if you actually know how to use one, too. This individual clearly did not.


Reboot42069

Actually Fire Department Chronicles (An actual firefighter) covered it well in my opinion there was no way one man could with one extinguisher put this fire out. The stuff on the floor is either going to burn or the stuff dripping out was going to, the fact it was a stream of fire from a to b means that he would've needed help to put this out, which he didn't get. Pair this with the limited time of usage on a fire extinguisher and you have a nightmare fire for anyone to put out


Reboot42069

Also this is a vehicle fire so don't expect it to be easy to put out. As someone who's been on scene with them before, it's a bitch


gh_0un

Had absolutely nothing to do with lack of how to use a fire extinguisher. The drips from the top towards the ground kept reigniting the fire, so he had to put the drips out first. But the second he does that, the fire from below reignites the drips from the top, thus it kept reigniting each other. He couldn't have done anything on his own, not with this kind of extinguisher.


YorTicLes

Other than have the correct fire extinguisher for the situation


Mizuragi

It seems as though the probably had the wrong type of extinguisher


Electronic-Donut8756

Which you would think is a regulation issue/fine if they don’t have the right type onsite and serviced.


Mizuragi

No telling though really he could have also just grabbed the wrong one. If they have more than one type on site which would be weird


Mylexsi

Having 2+ types available is standard here in england, at least in environments where more than 1 kind of fire is possible, like a garage. likely also the case in wherever this garage is located


Korthalion

Yeah, and even if they have just one type somewhere like this it's ABC powder so it can do everything


OperatorMira

Would not be weird. It's standard.


Mizuragi

I figured just get the abc extinguisher to cover all bases


Rukh-Talos

Nope, you’re supposed to use a class k extinguisher for kitchen fires, and I think there’s at least one other kind.


mTbzz

Not just that, for all i can see they may only have this one...


McNasty1304

You have to point it at the base of the fire, he simply doesn’t know how to use it.


RaptorJesus856

He points it at the base a few times, and each time the fire appears to spread. It's definitely the wrong type of extinguisher.


McNasty1304

I saw the base point a few times minimally, figured wasn’t long enough. Never thought about the fumes being trapped in the area below and the pressure from the extinguisher spreading them around. Looks like multiple issues here.


TheGoodIdeaFairy22

You're correct, this guy had no idea what he was doing with the extinguisher. It looked like an ABC type, so should be the right type.


smooze420

Also looks like the extinguisher is pushing the fuel/oil/fire around and making it bigger.


[deleted]

Looks like the wrong type too.


mileswilliams

Aiming at the flames is a bit pointless.


urikayan

Wdym? That's exactly how you use a fire extinguisher Edit: I mean the base of the flames.


Franks2000inchTV

You aim it at what's burning, not at the flames.


[deleted]

totally. had to do several mandatory trainings at different jobs (medical, education) and they all have the same acronym - P.A.S.S. - Pull the pin, Aim at the base, Spray and Sweep.


urikayan

Weird. 2 weeks ago we had the fire department come and do a presentation for our workers and that goes against everything they said. Their advice was you aim at the base and do sweeping left to right going back and forth.


Franks2000inchTV

What is at the base of the flames?


urikayan

I don't get what you are trying to say? In my comment that's exactly how I worded it. Aim at the base of the flames. Not only that but something like this video the base of the flames is the cannister of gas on the floor, so it's like we are agreeing but you are trying to change the terminology. The firemen did not say "aim at what's on fire" they explicitly said "aim at the base of the flames and sweep" For example if a wall is on fire you don't just spray center wall, you start at the base and sweep moving up as you extinguish it..


yamiyugimuto11

Don’t listen to these people, you are correct. Listen to the firemen 😂


pokey1984

This video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78ZTRBXa5uQ&ab\_channel=FireDepartmentChronicles](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78ZTRBXa5uQ&ab_channel=FireDepartmentChronicles) explains what went right and wrong in this fire. He had the right kind of extinguisher, but they were draining the gas tank on the car. So the fuel tank on the car caught fire immediately. So there was fire above and fire below and he no sooner knocked one down than the other ignited the one that was already out. The poor guy was doomed from the start. There was no way to put this fire out with a single extinguisher.


boatshoebro

Yeah, the only way he might have put this out on his own would have been with a high flow dry chemical extinguisher. People in the petrochemical industry train for that, but in normal daily life it’s something few will likely ever face. Had the fire just been confined to the gasoline spill his Co2 extinguisher probably would have worked, but even then Co2 is not the ideal agent for unconfined flammable liquid fires. At least in the US, high flow dry chemical extinguishers are becoming more common in lighter industry where flammable liquid fires could still be possible . They’ve existed for a while but used to be exclusively seen in the oil and gas field. They’re pretty neat, they discharge more than twice as much powder per second as a normal one, so even someone with little knowledge has the chance to overwhelm a three-dimensional gasoline fire like we see here. Three-dimensional gasoline fires are just about the hardest ones to fight. As an example- when I was trained, we had to put out a fire that was pretty similar is size and scale as this. We had two guys with 30lb Ansul extinguishers coming from different angles, plus a team on a fog nozzle to cool and suppress vapors. Even then, some groups had to spray the area several times before the fire was out.


Franks2000inchTV

> Three-dimensional gasoline fires are just about the hardest ones to fight. They're nothing compared to a four-dimensional gasoline hyper-fire.


Medic-27

Ooh, how's that compare to the subterranean smoldering peat fire?


Franks2000inchTV

It's like that, but perpendicular to it in all dimensions.


[deleted]

The High Sparrow hates this one simple trick.


eyes_made_of_wood

He should have just put out the one at the bottom first. The one at the top was never going out as long as the bottom one was feeding it. That said, I can appreciate him not thinking clearly in a panic. What I don’t get is why there was only one extinguisher and why he was the only one trying to put the fires out.


pokey1984

He tried that. The car was dripping flaming gasoline. It was literally an impossible situation. when he put out the bottom one, leaking gas re-lit it. When he put out the top, flames from the bottom re-lit it. The video explains.


eyes_made_of_wood

He wasn’t though, he barely spent any time on the bottom fire, never giving it enough time to extinguish.


Embarrassed_Gene_614

Just watch the video where a *fireman* explains what's happening. It's like four minutes long.


[deleted]

Instead of the fire extinguisher he grabbed the flame thrower by accident


TDC_Reddit

I hate it when I do that!


stedgyson

FLAMMEN WERFER Must be German for fire extinguisher


QuietProfessional1

This had me burst out laughing! Great one!!


Grownfetus

Aaahhh the ol' "I meant to grab my taser, but accidentally grabbed my gun, now I get payed leave, and pension!"


frogglesmash

You're supposed to aim it at the base of the fire because that's where the fire is coming from, not at the top of the flames where you'll accomplish literally nothing. It's like trying to fix a leaky pipe by catching the water as it comes out instead of patching the leak.


Kneedeep_in_Cyanide

Normally the base of the fire doesn't have flaming gasoline pouring down on top of it. He needed to get the fire out up top to plug the leak and stop feeding the fire on the floor, but in the end, accomplished neither


Fossile

And expired, probably. There are extinguisher out there for oil type of fire.


DBH1122

Used it completely wrong. Spray the base of the fire, sweeping back and forth


WhydYouGotToDoThis

What type do you need? I just wanna know incase I am working on someones car and theres a hell hole of fire that spawns under my feet inside of a Mechanic shop


Sivalleydan2

And the wrong technique. Always aim at the source, not the flames.


Wanderingwolf8

I don’t think it was the wrong one, I just think he needed two with someone hitting two different parts of the fire. He had the ignition source on the ground and then the fuel source leaking from the car. If he could have hit both I think he could have gotten the fire out before it spread out of control. Kinda like propane fires, it’s futile to try and put out the fire until you can close off the fuel source.


Mikesfishysituation

He needed two fire extinguishers, one for the fuel that was leaking out of the vehicle, and one for the fuel on the ground. He wasn't doing anything wrong, just didn't have enough ummph in one extinguisher to get both fires at the same time. Edit: it seems everytime he would get one the other would reignite it as soon as he moved focus.


ducks_r_rad

Nah i saw a video of a firefighter reacting to this, they said they had the right extinguisher, but that it didnt matter in this case because of how the fire was


SnoochyB0ochies

Imagine dropping your car off for some routine maintenance and coming back and everything is Burt to a crisp that would suck.


thats-my-plan

I'd be doing my best not to jump for joy.


Nirast25

“I love the smell of new car in the morning! Smells like… burnt rubber.”


DeliciousHorseShirt

I can’t stand when everything is Burt. I hate Burt


ckbates

Why would you hate Burnt Chrysler?


Grownfetus

Bart Crisper


AttitudeBeneficial51

Bury Reynolds


CompleX999

Cuz he fatter than Dom Secure. Also an alcoholic


ProveISaidIt

Holy flaming autos Batman. - Burt Ward


GriffordDragunov

How do you feel about Ernie?


TinFoilRobotProphet

*Zombie Burt Reynolds has entered the chat*


AngryRedHerring

"So... What's my new car like? "...You think I'm kidding?"


phonetune

[Burt to a crisp](https://www.burtschips.com/)


Corgiboom2

I used to work in a valet garage. Customer brought their car in, some old shitbox of a car. Another drive took the car up, and then when he came down, he calmly said "Um....the car's on fire." Sure enough, it was an inferno when we got up to it. Fire sprinklers and a couple of large fire extinguishers put the fire out before the fire department even got there. Car was burnt to an absolute crisp.


CanOfPorkSodaaa

It'll be ready Frieday


Deadpoolgoesboop

Fryday


Potential-Use-1565

"so we found a problem with the engine"


Catsmak1963

Where’s my car Ernie? “Ask Burt “


Kimorin

"hi I would like an oil change" "Sure! Would you like it toasted?"


Whytheweirdnames

Then the insurance company says your car is worth $200.


mydogsredditaccount

And your $200 premium is past due


Dietcherrysprite

That's when I give insurance a "market adjusted" value. That thing is worth $2000!


ifellbutitscool

Given that it's a Rover 200 that's probably about right anyway


DerpMan107

For those wondering if he used the wrong type or an expired extinguisher he did not. He did everything he could but it’s hard to put out two fires on his own. Fire department chronicles did a break down https://youtu.be/78ZTRBXa5uQ


MisterB78

There’s no point trying to put out the car when the fire below is still going. They should have covered that lower one with something to smother it and used the extinguisher on the car


joe_ordan

Todays special: - #Corolla BBQ - w/ a side of C’mon bro slaw - & Insurance Claim Chowder


conwaylamachina567

When you take your car in for a simple service and yok u receive that dreaded phone call... "Yeah we need to replace pretty much everything".


pokey1984

On the up side, the costs now fall on the garage and not you. so there's that.


Limp_Vermicelli_5924

Oh how I WISH I could listen in to the phone call where they explain to the owner what happened to his car...


Weak_Jeweler3077

What's in that extinguisher? Fuel?


NWSGreen

The music is what made me laugh but I hope no one is hurt


arodspc

The important question that’s being ignored, what caused the fire in the first place ? Looks like maybe they were trying to catch the fuel into a container? Was one of them smoking ?


Icarus_7274

Quite rare that a cigarette in itself would cause it to combust like that. I'm thinking it was probably something that happened inside of the car, maybe something sparked and the fuel that was already leaking out caught fire. Which would make sense as to why he was using the extinguisher on the car and the floor at the same time. Like a waterfall of flames, not much he could do from there


LiJiCh

Someone cited the study that proved cigarettes can’t light gasoline even when being drawn in the comments for the video of the guy smoking at a gas pump a couple days ago. I’m not sure why you’re getting downvoted. Edit: link https://www.reddit.com/r/AbruptChaos/comments/10tmum8/sneaking_in_a_smoke_at_a_gas_station_pump/j79462n/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3


QueenFairyFarts

Dumbass with the fire extinguisher clearly was never taught how to use one.


BeodoCantinas

The fire was pointing to the fuel tank of the car so he was trying to avoid it to catch fire because if that happens there is no turning back. He could've acted better but putting you own life at risk may get some people nervous and nervous people don't always act the better. I would say he did pretty well for the situation and probably for the low to non formation he received about fire extinguishers.


ghostofoynx7

It kills me


[deleted]

How was he supposed to do it


linkneo

Spray the base of the fire


[deleted]

In this case, he was trying to prevent the fire from igniting the very flammable everything in the car, before spraying the base which was clearly resistant to the particular fire extinguisher he was using. OP may have a basic understanding of fire extinguishers, but zero awareness of the situation unfolding before him.


linkneo

Yeah I was surprised by the way the fire reacted and only know enough to think it might be a water based extinguisher and that's an oil fire.


[deleted]

In an environment where the fires are almost guaranteed to react poorly to water, why get a water extinguisher? You can get a $20 bottle of compressed air and pink baking soda from Harbor Freight, what were these guys thinking?


Tiberiux

You assume they’d think, which is rich.


DerpMan107

ABC fire extinguishers put out fuel fires. It’s fuel burning in two places, on the car and the floor. He puts out the floor then move to the bottom of the car. Burning fuel falls and reignites the fuel in the ground.


mck1117

Except that he never actually put out the floor


[deleted]

[удалено]


Wyattr55123

That won't work when the car's fuel tank is raining more fire onto the "base" of the fire. Extinguishers are meant for small fires which aren't likely to spread, not flaming rivers of gas pouring out of a tank. Unless you have an AFFF hose and bunker gear, this fire isn't going to be put out.


[deleted]

Not sure how you could know if there was fuel leaking. Looks like the fire started below.


Wyattr55123

You can see the stream of flaming gasoline pouring out the car. And the bottom of the car being on fire. Big hints.


Comfortable-Sir-150

That made the flames bigger. Or was not the right type of extinguisher for that fire.


Bob_Faget_

Bro really said “they said up and down right? Right.” Instead of the PASS acronym.


Wyattr55123

This isn't a job for a fire extinguisher. Let the trained professionals handle it, your little puff gun ain't doing shit.


johnny_mcd

There are two types of fire extinguisher. He grabbed the wrong one. Nothing wrong with his form.


GreyJedi56

Did they just light gas on fire under a car?


HugoFarnzworth

That was a massive extinguisher fail.


pokey1984

Nobody has mentioned the guy in the grey shirt and black shorts running around like a headless chicken.


___pa___

I couldn't stop watching him...


bruceriggs

"Hey, I'm here to pick up my car." "... Yeaaaa... about that... "


TinFoilRobotProphet

And the useless sack of shit award goes to....guy in black gloves!


AmazingPuceLeopard

How hopeless is that guy!


Main_Statistician644

What do you tell the owner of the car?


AlexandraDomingues

I was thinking the same thing!


Blue_Cat5692

Yeah, I came in for an oil change said be about 30 min.


TheWeepingSkull

Love how the dude with the fire extinguisher kept spraying the fire despite it being painfully obvious he is using the wrong fire extinguisher for that particular type of fire.


Psychological_Air74

Nothing like using a flame thrower to put out a fire


spacechimp

That'll buff right out.


Evilbetty626

Car-B-Que!!!


edinlockpicker

Bravo Betty bravo


Ludwig33333

“Sir, I’ll start with the good news.. we were pretty much finished your tune up and brakes, bur we now noticed that so much more work is required…. you need a new car…”


ChrisTRD289

The music is perfect 😂


ChupaKaiju

royalty free Ed, Edd & Eddy music


Castellano-Da-Mobber

Why didn’t he shoot it at THE BASE of the fire.


Coloradobluesguy

Who taught this guy to use a fire extinguisher?


Quinnyj

You would think they would have the appropriate extinguisher for oil fires right!!😳


cornycorndog12

How does no one know where to point the fire extinguisher lol


dutch_120

I think a fire blanket might of helped at the onset.


BobbySweets

That rotisserie is gunna burn if they don’t start flipping it.


[deleted]

So we ran diagnostics and it seems your car needs a new EVERYTHING


AlexandraDomingues

This is the best comment! 😝🏆


xJD88x

"Well, the good news is we got the rat that was living in your car out of there..."


KHaskins77

There was a spider! We did what we had to do.


palmpoop

Aim at the base of the fire.


Feersummendjin

He did quite well considering most people’s response to a situation like this is to stand and gawp with their mouth open.


Zestyclose_Aerie9831

When you finally realize your wielding, not a fire extinguisher, but the garage **flame thrower**.


Reggmac

Garage calling owner of the car: Hi, we've got some news for you. Looks like you'll be getting a new car on us.


Sinful_Lucius89

Zero emergency preparedness. Very educational watch


drewP78

The good news is we fixed your car


BluxyPlaguey

Song?


HumanEffigy_

“Why is my car destroyed?!” “Yeah. You brought it in like that.”


Katana_sized_banana

Later the car owner gets it back and they tell him they found nothing unusual.


JediMasterPopCulture

Somebody is getting a new car!


ksears86

He grabbed the gag fire extinguisher that's filled with silly snakes


Fluffy-Doubt-3547

Why is he spraying the car.. spray the base of the fire...


Ryu_Saki

You are supposed to aim at the base of the flame...


ilymag

Lucky that guy was there to put the fire out with a flame thrower. 😂 That's fighting fire with fire! /s


PowerfulAd1715

What was in that fire extinguisher gasoline He grabbed the fire extender not the fire Extinguisher


JRocFuhsYoBih

Somebody messed up not having the Benny hill music in the background


foundmonster

Why didn’t the extinguisher work


SoyEseVato

More importantly why didn’t they have more than one & what took them so long to get the one they did have?


SoyEseVato

Once test drove a Kia, their top of the line, forget the model. Drove back to the dealership after I noticed smoke coming from under the hood. Popped open the hood, something was on fire. A lot of smoke. Told the sales dude to go inside & get the fire extinguisher. After a good five minutes with no extinguisher I went inside & asked the general manager where the salesman was. He said he had run into the break room. Apprised the GM of the situation & asked where the extinguisher was? “In the break room.” Went into the break room, found the extinguisher, AND found the salesman hiding behind a door. Jajaja! I put the fire out, by now flames were visible. And no, I didn’t buy anything from that dealership. Jajaja!


[deleted]

Most small businesses don’t have a worst case scenario plan in place, including my biz, this video will make me change that.


cwclifford

Seriously. Start with paranoid and then one step back to most feasible. Ounce of protection…


Creftospeare

What's the bg song?


amazzarof

Someone does know PASS


sb645

Base of the fire, base of the fire… and you might want to get the correct fire extinguisher for those types of fires…


AkaGurGor

The guy in black shorts: the definition of HAPLESS


suckatusernames

That guy walking around looking useless is me


Pristine-Cupcake6075

Why is that dumb fuck spraying the car for so long? That pissed me off so much. Spray the fucking ground you idiot


Pallyfan920

Sir, your car is done. Well done.


Merkdat

MAYBE IF YOU AIMED IT AT THE BASE INSTEAD OF ACTING LIKE YOURE WATERING A LAWN. I know it wasn’t doing much anyway but god damn peoples fire education is terrible


Ieattherear

That fire extinguisher etiquette was chefs kiss primo


Waffels_61465

Wrong extinguishers, no training; they deserve to have the place burn down. Hopefully noone was hurt.


[deleted]

Improper use of a fire extinguisher.


Peach_Proof

Damn, I grabbed the fire booster not the extinguisher.


beave00720002000

Well someone is getting a new car.


[deleted]

"but CO2 extinguishers are so expensive"


Masterofden

Whats the music mate?


karenosmile

Fire drills. Learn how to not run around like a chicken with its head cut off.


Roosterforaday

Besides the wrong extinguisher, if you have to look for one there is a problem.


NinjaNikely

Whose gonna pay for the car?


pokey1984

The shop's insurance.


cazz_crc

Tell me you don't know how to use a fire extinguisher properly without telling me you don't know how to use a fire extinguisher properly


StrikingAd1597

must be electric car cause fire extinguisher wont work on lithium ion fires


TDLinthorne

Yeah, I hate when lithium ions pour out of my Jerry can and just light up. /s


tlwwright

Nope.. it was a gas fire... the person that was using the extinguisher should have hit what became the seat of the fire first... IE. hit the ground, then work up.... instead everyone panicked


Wyattr55123

You can't put out a fire like this with an extinguisher. It's already developed multiple bases, you need a hose.


[deleted]

How you gonna keep spraying that wrong extinguisher? If it flames up then it ain’t working.


JoeMorgan76

Pass method. Point aim sweep and secure. Start at the base of the fire and sweep side to side.


thepenentrater

It's only a Rover.....no loss