Texas Firewalkers

As you have seen on the below video link, several Ohio Firefighters were fortunate after a smoke explosion at a downtown commercial building fire. The Franklin (Warren County, OH) Firefighters responded Monday to that fire at the P-H Bistro restaurant between Cincinnati and Dayton, right off I-75.   The owner, who lived upstairs was sleeping at the time, escaped.
===NOTE-The Fire Officer of the crew who entered determined they needed to immediately get out based upon interior conditions-and they we on their way out (you can see the first FF exiting) when the smoke explosion pushed them out. At that point, the IC (shift commander) and the engine crew of 4 were the only companies on the scene (the Chief of Department had just arrived when it exploded) -with the balance of the full first alarm still enroute from Franklin as well as auto-mutual aid companies.

Thankfully, none of the firefighters or onlookers were injured.  The fire destroyed the historic restaurant which has been around since the 1930's.  It also damaged two other buildings. More to follow.

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FJT2QU-xgM