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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
The thing is, it's actually very difficult to pump water up beyond a certain height, that's just gravity / physics. And that's why there are regulations on the use of certain materials (the type used on the building!) on buildings over a certain height. Precisely because fighting a fire in a high rise presents so many additional complications.
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The video I first saw was of a fire near the ground level, firemen hosing below the window as the flames climbed up the way...I saw a clip of this progrme last night and they are using the video I saw.