House Fire on Camera - Long version

Spooky. This is a good example how important it is to have smoke alarm.

I know others have already mentioned this, but it can’t be over emphasized enough: MAKE SURE YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS WORK! Thank goodness no one and no pets were hurt. I feel terrible for the homeowner(s). This could make a good instructional video for school kids.

Electrical fires ARE scary. My husband, young daughter and I had one New Year's morning 2016, 2 months after we just moved into our new house. It was in the ceiling of our living room. Only clue was that half the house lost power. Luckily, my husband couldn't sleep during New Year's eve and was up all night. He woke me around 7:15 and asked me if I could smell anything. I went room to room and told him I didn't smell anything except for in the living room. It smelled like someone was burning a brush pile or something. He called the fire department and the chief came with a thermal imaging gun. He had other crew members on stand-by. He imaged kitchen then dining room the foyer and then the living room ceilings. Living room glowed HOT on the imaging. I got my 9 year old daughter Emma up, dressed and out of her room, which is off the living room, and took her down the street to one of her sister's house and told my then son in law that I needed to leave her there because my house was on fire. By the time I returned to my house, the fire crew had already busted through the ceiling and had extinguished the fire. But my living room, entertainment center, movie collection, sofa and such were smoke and water damaged. Took 4 months and a LOT of depreciation from the insurance company but we restored it ourselves except for the rewiring of the entire house. Fire Marshall said that it was caused by the fact that newer wiring was connected to older "knob & tube" wiring and it shorted out and smoldered for at least 12 hours before we noticed anything wrong. That was 8 years ago. First fire. LAST fire.

The way that black smoke creeps downward is scary

Smoke alarms and seat belts are the two most important safety devices ever conceived. I've worked many fires where long after extinguishment and overhaul we still found melted smoke alarms trying to do their job. If you don't have or use these things you are stupid.

Important to note a few things: 1. The smoke line in that hallway was lower than this room. Hence, the importance of getting low (where the fresher air is) and going out. 2. The cessation of the alarms at 12:00 (the clock time noted on the video). This could be turned off by an alarm company at being told all occupants were out of the building OR that there was a power loss and the alarm stopped sounding due to no battery backup. 3. If you look closely towards the end of the video, you can see a lighter layer of smoke under the black smoke. Visible by the TV and tabletop. Not visible on the floor but that doesn't mean there's no smoke or less visible toxic gases there.

The dog knew something was wrong. You can hear it barking long before there was any sign of smoke.

I lost a few friends last month to a house fire. No working alarms, faulty electric caused it. The younger of the two (they were siblings) was thought to have been awake when it started. You can't expect it to happen, but you can take measures to prevent it from happening. Do what you can to protect your loved ones!

I remember going through the fire training and we simulated this scenario with a fog machine. Didn't believe that the room would go completely pitch black but it did. Then we had our live burn, the smoke gets so thick that you can't even see the fire 10 feet in front of you.

Watching this gave me so much anxiety! I'm so happy that no lives were lost. This is a really great example on the importance of working smoke detectors & why you hit the ground and crawl out. It looked like a crazy bad storm blowing in. Eerie! Thank you for sharing this video. The knowledge of what happens following the initial smoke detector alarm will very likely save some lives in the future.

That would be horrifying to be sitting at work and watching your house catch on fire through the cameras linked to your phone. You would feel so helpless

My house caught fire last August (26-8-2022) because of a faulty air fryer. Luckily everyone is okay and no pets were harmed, but this shows how important it is to have working smoke alarms. Stay safe y'all.

Wow, @4:35 you can finally see the hallway wall start to shine red…

Wyze offers a monitoring service now that recognizes smoke alarm sounds...I think I may add that at my place having watched this. Crazy.

Dehumidifiers are a fire hazard. Most of the dehumidifiers you'll find in retail stores are mass produced by just a couple companies in China for many different companies and there have been several recalls because of fire hazard. Never leave it run or even plugged in while you aren't home or while you sleep.

Any kind of fire break out upsets me. One thing I am very serious about is, preventing fire, because of the damage it causes and the lives it takes. Sometimes, like this house, it's in the wiring. I hope this family didn't lose much, and has home insurance. Good thing nobody was home or had pets trapped in there.

Glad they got the fire out before the whole house was destroyed I watch so many fire vids where house burns down

this I found scary to watch and glad no one including their fur fam was hurt!

Sorry for your loss, but thanks for sharing, I'm sure you have educated some people.

This is very educational but also sad for the poor home-owners. I keep three fire extinguishers here, one in the entrance hall, one close to the kitchen and one next to my desk. I've never had to use them but if the day comes ... then they're there for me. Every home should have at least two placed at strategic locations, the expense is a worthwhile investment that few people even think about. (And do your smoke alarm checks every few months.)