r/Firefighting • u/AffableEffable • May 17 '25

Ask A Firefighter Is This Retired Firefighter's Claim About Putting Out a Car Fire Correct?

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Hi, I ran into this discussion on twitter, and most people in the comments were really mad at the ELBainter person (who claims to be a retired firefighter). I know absolutely nothing about any of this, so I was curious: are they right and the people there are just stupid, the opposite, or something in between?

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u/Pigzilla1 May 17 '25

Yea, there's no way two is gonna do it, especially with that fire under the car.

Where's that video from an overhead POV at a racetrack where 20 guys swarm a pretty small car fire with extinguishers to put it out?