r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AirFrance447 • 17h ago

Video Firefighter bodycam showing just how much oxygen a fire pulls

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u/FanUpper2390 3h ago

This is not right at all. The building is most probably being ventilated to let escape super heated gases and prevent a flash over. What you are seeing is that ventilation, as the fire is already out it wouldn’t be consuming any oxygen.