Brentford Bin Lorry Fire

At 13:45 on 15th September 2015 a rubbish truck pulls off of the A4 into Transport Avenue in Brentford with smoke coming from behind the cab. 10-15 minutes later flames appear at which point the video begins. The video is taken from the 1st floor of the Profile West building which was evacuated and the camera left recording.

[@edwilko8819]

Good video shame about the file cabinet reflection

[@latioseon7794]

i bet that stunk...

[@fuoco13]

One appliance, two hose lines, excellent work.

[@johnfellows2867]

Interesting large building in the background, J C Decaux, the billboard poster people.

[@AwesomeAngryBiker]

Great reading through the comments of all the TH-cam expert's, all saying where it started, why it started, how it started etc. TH-cam is great for getting degrees these days

[@DaleDix]

You're not reassured that there are so many experts out there to keep us safe from fire? Lol.

[@mattwilson690]

Excellent job, The US fire crews would have take at least 20 men and one hose to get this under control in around half an hour after the thing had burned out...

[@pistolannie6500]

+Matthew Wilson Maybe in YOUR neighborhood! LOL

[@epicfelix42]

Actually it wouldn't be 2/1 trucks as what would pump the water? it would prob be a engine and a truck

[@epicfelix42]

Yep, wack the fire out with a ladder

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Felix, the truck would pump it, silly!
Also, the number of units responding depends on the area you live in. Some counties have different rules.

[@epicfelix42]

clearly you know nothing about firefighting appliances so i'll excuse you on that. In America ''Trucks'' is what in britian we would call a turn table ladder (TL) it hold equipment, hoses and clearly a ladder. Commonly ''trucks'' don't have pumps on them as they require a engine as the americans call it to feed water to the ''truck''

[@VerilyVerbatim]

5:29 What exactly is the point of putting traffic cones on that side of the road? Vehicles are going to be heading TOWARD them....?

[@herbrand47]

Traffic would have been stopped coming up behind truck. Traffic in opposite direction stopped because of thick smoke obscuring the road.

[@22151995]

Dennis Eagle Elite the garbage companies out here in Australia are starting use them I haven't heard of any catching alight

[@jayay3881]

It started just behind the cab in what looked like an electrical box for the pneumatic controls.

[@herbrand47]

All our garbage trucks in Ipswich, Queensland are Dennis, have been for a while now.

[@malcolmmarshall2999]

Well done UK fire and rescue the US fire fights could learn how it should be done

[@greyman686]

I learned nothing from this that I don't already do. Thanks for coming out.

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Malcolm, you should see what happened in my town (in the US). The engine in a garbage truck caught fire, due to an electrical short, and subsequently, the CNG tank(s) exploded! It's on video, pretty easy to find on YT.

[@macdonaldjohnstonfan]

Benjamin Esposti I'm glad CNG hasn't taken off with garbage trucks in Australia for that reason, I have heard about quite a few CNG fuelled garbage trucks in the US catching fire and the fuel tanks exploding over the last year. At least with a diesel truck the fuel isn't under the tremendous pressure that CNG fuel is in the the tanks. A Diesel truck will burn but you won't get the explosion you get from the gas tanks rupturing.

[@WhatALoadOfTrash]

I saw a biffa Olympus

[@FinBinMan]

Did u see that merc arocs mf300

[@philepstein524]

Who are the Idiots running around dropping cones and picking them up and dropping them. One tried to get run over by the fire truck.

[@jayay3881]

Just some random people on the street thinking they are helping.

[@Brauiz90]

A great job of that driver to get it off the main road.

[@LectronCircuits]

Brilliant! Per chance emergency fly-tipping is in order here. Cheers!

[@robertdaniel8125]

was it just my phone or isn't there any sound?

[@christyburton8409]

No sound

[@jayay3881]

The sound would be of people talking in the background and not very interesting at all.

[@robertgambling502]

My! my! my! All those armchair fire chiefs with all those comments.

[@RiaLunnPhotography]

Hope everyone got out un injured

[@lindsayyoung5424]

This clip is aload of rubbish.....

[@jeffbanks9955]

poor maintenance. motors get clogged with crap and overworked = extreme heat.

[@Unsinkable342]

At least it isn’t the new Dennis Eagle (that’s the gen before the current one)

[@lancekey6966]

They just like to watch thing’s burn!

[@DaleDix]

Meanwhile down on the ranch ......

[@FinBinMan]

Surprised it took the fire peeps that long to come

[@jamesemmins2354]

X

[@jobrown9508]

I like your videos

[@pratt11111]

y only 1 appliance ??

[@Marc-kr8pc]

They only needed 1

[@jayyost69]

Other would have been following but chief calls off if they can sort.

[@pratt11111]

if only for water till main hydrant opened

[@williamjohnson4111]

Reflection of shirt and tie no head

[@stephenchristian6231]

Looks like the rest of London

[@Idk_301]

That dennis refuse trident

[@sad1234ee]

Just FYI it is a dennis elite not a trident the trident is the bus version

[@Idk_301]

Ok

[@WhatALoadOfTrash]

Dennis eagle elite on an Olympus hopper

[@heidig22]

The fire department sure took a long time getting there.

[@alexpenny3805]

7 minutes? Thats not long, did you think they would teleport there 🤣

[@theequalizer3330]

Looks like that set alight on the DPF filter

[@AwesomeAngryBiker]

And?

[@taffytop]

The fire engine took ages to arrive

[@MatthewDuffin-f4f]

What a health and safety breech the fire fighters should of never used water on a bin lorry fire you always use foam on electrical fires 😅

[@postminchoppa]

How is it an electrical fire? Also it would be dc so also ok for water 😅