They always support each other in these situations and I think that is very nice to see. Remember the fire in the Williams garage in 2012, there was not a single team that did not help them and their crew. Nice to see in such a competitive sport where you fight for fractions of a second.
I’m amazed people were there to help, if needed, instead of going live and recording while yelling for other people to help! That’s what’s would happen on the streets…at least the majority of streets in the USA, especially the largest cities
the reddish brown is normal when you open a line for fire connections. They are not used frequently and collect rust. The protocol for my department is to flush your source first. We also always attach our handline directly to the truck, as we verify the pump is in working order every morning. An extra hand will connect to the water source to refill the onboard tank - usually after the interior crew goes in. As others have said once power is out you can use water on an electrically ignited fire just fine. Power and gas shutoff is part of a captain's roles when they arrive. In addition, the spray from modern fog nozzles does not conduct electricity very well, as they atomize the spray of water. Traditional smooth bore nozzles spray a solid stream and can easily conduct electricity.
12 Years ago, the Williams Pit Garage caught fire on the Sunday, post race after Pastor Maldonado won the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix. Looks like history has repeated itself at the same venue over a decade later.
This is why I love this channel as you always cover the other stuff going on around the paddock. Sounds like McLaren got very lucky because that fire response seemed like an absolute bottle job
Fire drills were common in the old days. Various components would check resources, equipment and emergency planning procedures. Water should be in the hoses instantly if every plan worked.
Always love seeing fire truck equipment as much as F1 stuff. Wondering about the quick connect connections and what went wrong there? Insulation and combustible products might have needed the water to be extinguished. How do they move these structures? Have you done a series on those facilities?
Not sure what I find more concerning - the fact that from what I understand, the water could not be raised from the various links in the paddock (surely a big issue that needs to be sorted before any events are carried out at circuit moving forwards), the fact that the pompiers took so long to get to the paddock where there’s such potential for a fire or explosion of fuel, or the fact that it was known to an electrical issue and fire. Maybe use powder, not water or foam folks?
Such is the continual quality and content of your videos, I knew I could come straight here for the latest info on this. I must say, in modern F1, there has never been a situation where teams don't help other teams in times of emergency like the Williams fire, or even when Gasly's car lit on fire in their garage. Other teams swooped in to help and from what I heard, all teams offered up some type of assistance to McLaren. Glad everyone was okay. It's an alarming thought that it seemingly took that long for the actual fire crews to help had this been a major fire, but I'm sure that's something they will heavily investigate.
Love videos like this, the behind the scenes story, without extra hype or fabricated storyline (cough Netflix cough.) Thanks for a great video Kym, and so glad everyone is ok and the other teams are helping out. We hear often how much respect there actually is up and down the grid. Great to see it in action here.
Great to see your behind the scenes. It’s so good no one was injured. Do they have fire safety drills, it doesn’t look like. Its a good job it wasn’t a more serious fire, it could have taken hold and been very serious before the fire service got there and them trying to get water out of the mains was a comedy of errors.
It's always nice to be reminded of the camaraderie between the teams in moments like this. Yes, it is pretty normal for them, but it is still nice to see their professionalism nonetheless, especially with the dramatization of it all in DTS and such.
If it’s a suspected electrical fire, they definitely wouldn’t rush to get water on it…they would also be concerned about spraying water anywhere near hot oil in the kitchen. The firies, would thoroughly investigate before deciding what to fight it with and they would ensure the electricity is isolated, first.
I was walking on the Main Street in the paddock just beside the McLaren hospitality and saw that thick smoke. The firefighters did arrive quite some time later.
There was a very big fire in the Williams Garage back in 2012 just after they won the race with Maldonaro,..Many other team members ran to help carrying extinguishers,..Was in the fuel section so very scary,....Could be a lesson to be learnt here and other circuits after this as the hydrants seemed to be tricky to use and the rusty water shows they have not been tested for quite a while...Few people were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation but apparently were ok.
That is a problem with most fire hydrants, rust, the reason for the brown water. If you need it, you don't care abi=out the colour of the water. Most of the time an electrical fire doesn't do well with water, so extinguishers are best to be used.
Water may not be their first priority if there is an electrical fire until they are sure power is off so it's possible the water wasn't unduly delayed.
as always you give us what we want : what we can't see behind the scene i love u kym as always by the way you never put my name in the end of any video im a super subscriber ❤❤❤
They would use water because the first thing they would have done is cut the power to the whole building. the fire would have tripped it but they would have certainly isolated the building asap.
7:02 "you don't use water on electrical fires" Correct, you cut the power to the area and then deal with the combustible state of the situation. So you want water ready for use asap as soon as you can isolate the building.
This is exactly why everything needs to be tested pre race weekend. Pretty confusing why this wasn't one of them things to be tested, especially when brown water from hydrants says it wasn't
@5:30 It passes by as part of the scenery like all the others, but damn, there is something so majestic and inspiring about the artistic architectural touches adorned upon what are already marvels of engineering and ingenuity. What am I looking at here? A PORTABLE -and roomy- mid-century modern edifice which can (you'd have to confirm for me) be assembled without the aid of hoists and cranes, etc? I would be first in line to buy a photo book of artistic architectural gems of the F1 paddock. Lots of opportunities for good lighting probably because I don't imagine the paddock is very busy in the twilight hours. I'm sure some teams could be convinced to leave the lights on after dark and position some low-set floodlights for effect. Maybe pose one of their road cars in the foreground... I think even the teams would buy a few copies. You could be like the guy who rents a plane and pilot and shoots aerial shots of peoples' farms, and offer to sell them prints! LOL I think a "Paddock Palaces" book has juice! F1 is a world where technical structure is blended with aesthetic embellishment. Architecture shares that same set of virtues and is a fellow traveller in the world of big money.
Using water on an electrical fire would've caused a host of other problems, including tripping the main electrical feed, which could have a ripple effect on the rest of the paddock.
Quick report Kym the whole episode looked a bit disjointed far to many people hanging around the area? Still nobody injured and you had your hat to protect your head!
Yes you can - faulty electrics can cause fire in surrounding combustible materials, so it's not technically an electrical fire - the heat generated by the electricity is simply the ignition source. Once the electricity has been shut off then the fire can be fought with water if it's a suitable extinguisher for the combustible material.
Smoke off track, Glad the track stuff was also spicy all weekend. Gees, how often do they test the emergency water system, that is pretty bad. Zac, told you not to start a barbie 😂.
A wake up call for them to insure they can connect to a water source at each race. If there would have been a massive explosion that triggered multiple building's to be on fire; than that would have been a historic disaster.
I really hope they are able to fix everything on time for the next race. Just the thought of someone spending a whole weekend without food prepared by a Michelin-starred chef is making me sick 🙄
