Boilover

A boilover (or boil-over) is an extremely hazardous situation in which a water layer under a pool fire (usually an open-top tank fire) starts boiling, which results in a significant increase in fire intensity accompanied by violent expulsion of burning fluid to the surrounding areas.

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