Backdraft
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A backdraft (North American English), backdraught (British English) 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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Un backdraft (o backdraught) es una deflagración que ocurre cuando en un incendio confinado en el que existen productos incompletos de combustión por de la falta de oxígeno, como consecuencia de un desarrollo limitado por la ventilación, se produce un aporte de aire repentino.
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