Is YOUR home prepared? Terrifying virtual reality simulator reveals how a fire can destroy a room in less than a minute
- The video showing the effects of a fire was released by New Zealand Fire Service
- A gas fire is left unattended in a living room, setting fire to a rack of clothes
- Within a minute, the whole room is filled with smoke and huge flames
- Poignant messages urge viewers to leave valuables behind and escape quickly
It's a scenario we all dread – a house fire sweeping through your home, wreaking havoc on your belongings and putting your family at risk.
And a new virtual reality simulator has revealed just how quickly a fire can devastate your home.
The terrifying 360 degree video shows a gas fire left unattended in a living room, which bursts into flames, and fills the room with black smoke in a matter of seconds.
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The terrifying 360 video shows a gas fire left unattended in a living room, which bursts into flames, and fills the room with black smoke in a matter of seconds
The video was created by the New Zealand Fire Service, in the hopes of raising awareness of the dangers of house fires.
In the video, a gas fire left unattended in a living room sets fire to a rack of clothes that has been left beside it.
Within seconds, the clothes are engulfed by flames.
A message reads: 'Objects left too close to heaters often cause fires.'
Viewers can browse around the room to see the effects of the fire, alongside poignant messages, encouraging people to leave behind valuables and escape quickly.
For example, on the TV, a message reads: 'Valuable? It's not worth your life. Leave it behind.'
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And on a photo album, a message reads: 'You can make new memories, if you leave. Leave it behind.'
By the end of the minute-long video, the whole room is filled with black smoke, and parts of the walls and ceiling are falling to the floor.
The New Zealand Fire Service is encouraging everyone to have an escape plan so that they can quickly get to safety in the event of a fire.
Viewers can browse around the room to see the effects of the fire, alongside poignant messages, encouraging people to leave behind valuables and escape quickly
By the end of the minute-long video, the whole room is filled with black smoke, and parts of the walls and ceiling are falling to the floor
The description for the video reads: 'Fire is deadly fast. How will you get out? Escape Planner is an easy way to prepare your family for a house fire, so that everyone gets out fast, and stays out.'
A link at the end of the video leads viewers to the Escape Planner, in which they can specify a safe meeting place.
The website also gives handy tips, such as keeping a key in a deadlock to ensure they can escape quickly.
A link at the end of the video leads viewers to the Escape Planner, in which they can specify a safe meeting place and set up their home to make it as safe as possible
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