Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dynamited buildings
English answer:
The use of dynamite stops fire.
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Shirley Fan
Nov 27, 2008 02:03
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dynamited buildings
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Five hours later, he trudged into the heart of the city, a city he could barely recognize through black smoke, pluming flames, and an endless series of explosions as firefighters dynamited buildings, hoping to rob the fires of kindling wood.
Why need to dynamite the buildings?
Why need to dynamite the buildings?
Responses
| 3 +9 | The use of dynamite stops fire. |
Demi Ebrite
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| 5 | Oxygen depletion |
José J. Martínez
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References
| To stop the fire from spreading |
Egil Presttun
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Demi Ebrite
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The use of dynamite stops fire.
The building matter, when exploded by the use of dynamite, is no longer flammable.
When buildings are removed to build new ones, in a city center, a controlled dynamite-induced implosion is performed, so that the building collapses on itself into dust, and rubble, with little to no chance of fire, or damage to the surrounding buildings.
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José J. Martínez
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Oxygen depletion
A dynamite explosion depletes Oxygen which is required for combustion. Also the rubble is easier to put out later in case of rekindling.
They use explosions to turn off gas and oil wells.
They use explosions to turn off gas and oil wells.
Reference comments
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Reference:
To stop the fire from spreading
They probably blew away buildings to stop the fire from spreading from one building to the next.
"Without water, firefighters dynamited buildings to create a firebreak and stop the fire from spreading."
http://encarta.msn.com/text_761568027___10/san_francisco.htm...
"Without water, firefighters dynamited buildings to create a firebreak and stop the fire from spreading."
http://encarta.msn.com/text_761568027___10/san_francisco.htm...
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Polangmar
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