This is the terrifying moment that a violent jet of smoke and flames bursts out of a shipping container. The deadly phenomenon, known as a backdraft, is a firefighter's worst nightmare and occurs when ...

A backdraft involves deflagration or rapid combustion of hot pyrolysis products and flammable products of combustion upon mixing with air. Several conditions are necessary in order for a backdraft to ...

One particularly tough circumstance that can stall an attack from the outset is a violent condition directly behind the door you are trying to gain access through. I refer not to just a “good fire” in ...

To learn how firefighters could anticipate deadly backdraft events in the field, NIST researchers conducted hundreds of fire experiments while taking a plethora of measurements. Many of these tests ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- Firefighters in Anaheim faced a frightening backdraft situation while battling a fire at a wedding planning business Monday morning. The blaze caused damage at Events by Adam ...

As depicted in a 1991 Hollywood thriller, a backdraft is a serious matter if a fire ever breaks out inside a building. Fire needs oxygen to burn and actually sucks air toward it, creating a windstorm ...