now michael carbonaro reveals the reason for the eye patch. >> let's see. >> getting set up. >>> pollution, bad weather, fog, none of that. smoke, smoke. >> yes. >> huge smoke. you can see the smoke getting thicker and thicker as these guys inside a loco motive traveling down a railroad track with nowhere else to go. the smoke getting so bad they can barely see the rails in front of them. this is much more than just smoke. as you know where there's smoke -- oh, crap. >> and they are going right into it. >> right into it and right through this forest fire. seconds later i don't know that they would have been able to pass. keep in mind, railroad tracks made of wood. >> right. and then heat as well can do all kinds of stuff with the metal. >> did nobody know about this and they just happened up on it? >> they had no choice at this point, go through it and hopefully go out on the other side. see this family try to go get through the train. dad jumps on. mom not aware that the trains do not stop for very >> leapt into action. >> people saw what's about to happen. mom and dad appear to have made