[Yanni]

Originally Posted by 300ZXNA ↗

Uh, have you ever been close to a true inferno like that? The radiant heat is absolutely unreal, far greater than you anticipate. It would be a lot more than some singed hair, its not a matter of just running through like its a speed maze.

Seriously, why else do you think people don't do it? They aren't stupid, its just not physically possible.

...but it's physically possible to spread your wings and fly off of the side of a skyscraper?
also, why would you wait for something to be an inferno before you considered finding the door? a fire like this would take a minute or two to get to that state, unless a can of gasoline was involved, in which case they'd deserve it.
i guarantee it if you held your breath and ran through a fire like this you'd survive it. most people can cross 20 feet in 3 seconds if they have to.

[DiabloLucky13]

I had to watch the 1st video a 2nd time to see the guys hair wand then shirt were on fire before he fell. The 2nd video made it more obvious right away.

[guims79]

He picked the best option anyways.

[guims79]

Originally Posted by Yanni ↗

...but it's physically possible to spread your wings and fly off of the side of a skyscraper?
also, why would you wait for something to be an inferno before you considered finding the door? a fire like this would take a minute or two to get to that state, unless a can of gasoline was involved, in which case they'd deserve it.
i guarantee it if you held your breath and ran through a fire like this you'd survive it. most people can cross 20 feet in 3 seconds if they have to.

Man, are you real?
Unless you're a house fire survivor, the shit you're saying is embarrassing to read.

You don't even realize fumes can attack your eyes in addition of your lungs, and a room is completely filled with it in few seconds.
you can't breath you can't see, you're in panic mode.

You don't realize how quick a fire can grow in an apartment. Opening a door can even be your last move btw.

[reddeadcolt45]

Poor guy was on fire and had no choice

[soyadude]

I think it was possible for him to make that jump if he did it before the fire cooked half his brain. He should've hung off the ledge til he was stable and let go while keeping his body as straight as possible. Would've given him a better chance.

[Vampyre666]

Originally Posted by Yanni ↗

looks like the fire is localized to that one apartment. people are so terrified of fire they'd rather cling to the outside of a skyscraper than make a quick 10-15 foot dash to the door and maybe singe some hair? i don't get it.

Looked like the whole floor was lit up we are in no position to make that call I’m sure they all considered it but the fire must have been too bad for them to cross.

[mikesmith34]

He’s okay, the stairs broke his fall.

[300ZXNA]

Originally Posted by Yanni ↗

...but it's physically possible to spread your wings and fly off of the side of a skyscraper?
also, why would you wait for something to be an inferno before you considered finding the door? a fire like this would take a minute or two to get to that state, unless a can of gasoline was involved, in which case they'd deserve it.
i guarantee it if you held your breath and ran through a fire like this you'd survive it. most people can cross 20 feet in 3 seconds if they have to.

If your choice is slowly burning to death or falling to your death, pretty obvious which is preferable.

Further, you've watched way too many Hollywood action movies. No, you cannot survive running through an inferno. From a firefighter when asked this same question:

"[current Firefighter / Engineer; former Paramedic]

All good answers here.

Two things working against you in that “sprint”… heat and toxicity.

Most people don't realize how hot a burning structure really is. I've stood 30 - 40 feet away from a burning house, and the heat on unprotected parts of my body (face and ears) was unbearable. Just think about the level of pain you’d experience if you were right in the middle of the fire without thermally-protective clothing. My guess is that it would drop you to the ground almost immediately.

Next, again considering that heat, you have to know that most of your clothing would burst into flames somewhere in the 250 - 450 degree Farenheit range…. as already indicated in other answers, you’d probably be in a 600 - 1,200 degree environment, so your clothing would ignite and make you a screaming torch in the first few seconds of your sprint.

Also considering heat… one breath and the super-heated air would fry your trachea, bronchi, and lungs to a golden brown, but completely non-functional, crisp. One breath, and then no more.

And, if you somehow managed to survive the heat, that smoke is an acrid, toxic brew. I once got an accidental lung-full of smoke at a house fire…. dropped me to my knees… I couldn’t stop coughing… I couldn’t take another breath. So, one breath you're down and out… two breaths you're potentially dead (think cyanide, formaldehyde, acrolein, benzene, phenol and whole bunch of other poisons in that smoke).

No, sprinting through the fire in a burning building is not a good idea, unless it is the absolute only option that’s available to you. And even then, the expectation for survival is going to be low."

[CreepyDeathShrine]

It sucks, cuz you see the struggle. What he did was brave, and could have saved him, but the fire spread too fast.