Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
By 2:35 pm the truck was driving past the Los Alfaques campsite, after travelling 102 km (63 mi) from the ENPETROL refinery. [3] The time is known because the driver's watch –which was found still attached to his burnt wrist– had stopped at 2:36 pm. [ 3 ] The tightly packed campsite was crowded with nearly 1,000 visitors, many from Germany ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
This high flame temperature is partially due to the absence of hydrogen in the fuel (dicyanoacetylene is not a hydrocarbon) thus there is no water among the combustion products. Cyanogen, with the formula (CN) 2, produces the second-hottest-known natural flame with a temperature of over 4,525 °C (8,177 °F) when it burns in oxygen. [11] [12]
A fire truck responding to an accident in Missouri lost control on ice, sending it violently spinning down a neighborhood street, video shows.
See three-way junction 5-1-1 A transportation and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States and Canada that was initially designated for road weather information. A Access road See frontage road Advisory speed limit A speed recommendation by a governing body. All-way stop or four-way stop An intersection system where traffic approaching it from all directions ...
A fire engine or fire truck (also spelled firetruck) is a vehicle, usually a specially-designed or modified truck, that functions as a firefighting apparatus. The primary purposes of a fire engine include transporting firefighters and water to an incident as well as carrying equipment for firefighting operations in a fire drill .
A medic reported to KCFD officials that a fire truck driver accelerated to 70 mph on Broadway when it wasn’t necessary. Months later, the driver was in a deadly crash on that same street.
A fire truck uses an air horn to alert cars of its presence. Air horn - These devices force compressed air from the vehicle's air brake system against a diaphragm, creating a loud noise. Air horns used on emergency vehicles usually have a distinctive tone so they can easily be distinguished from other large vehicles, commanding urgency.