West Metro Firefighters Demonstrate Why Fires Burn So Fast

By Alan Gionet
LAKEWOOD, Colo (CBS4) – Your home is most likely part of a growing problem; more dangerous fires.
“We’re going into so much more dangerous conditions right now,” said West Metro Fire captain Steve Hildebrandt. “We have such a limited time period in which we can get in and extinguish that fire.”
The reason is probably right in front of you — or right under you; your furniture. We set up a test with West Metro firefighters. They built t