Molino Fire Holds Live Burn Demonstrations (With Fire Videos)

November 23, 2014

The Molino Station of Escambia Fire Rescue held an open house and special fire safety demonstrations Saturday.

In live burn scenarios, the department demonstrated holiday and winter fire dangers in the home — from grease fires and a toaster fire in a mock kitchen to a dried-out Christmas tree in a living room setup.

In less than two minutes, a live Christmas tree that had been improperly watered became a raging inferno, filling an entire living room with fire. Click here to watch video.

A grease fire exploded into a tower of flames when water was incorrectly used on the flames. And in a second kitchen demonstration, a residential sprinkler system installed by Living Water Fire Protection of Molino quickly put out an appliance fire. Click here to watch video.

Organizers said they plan to have future live demonstrations to promote fire safety in the local community.

For more photos, click here.

Pictured top and inset: A small fire on a dry Christmas tree explodes in just minutes into a raging inferno. Pictured below: The incorrect use of water to extinguish a grease fire results in a tower of flames. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

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One Response to “Molino Fire Holds Live Burn Demonstrations (With Fire Videos)”

  1. Jane on November 23rd, 2014 4:16 am

    Thank you to the Molino Volunteer Fire Department for everything they do to educate people about fires! Thank you to all of them for all they do to help everyone!

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