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Backdraft
Rapid or explosive burning of superheated gasses in a fire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Backdraft (disambiguation).
A backdraft (North American English) or backdraught (British English)[1] or smoke explosion is the abrupt burning of superheated gases in a fire caused when oxygen rapidly enters a hot, oxygen-depleted environment; for example, when a window or door to an enclosed space is opened or broken. Backdrafts are typically seen as a blast of smoke and/or flame out of an opening of a building. Backdrafts present a serious threat to firefighters. There is some debate concerning whether backdrafts should be considered a type of flashover.
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