smd4 posted:So I watched the video showing the piston failure and the immediate aftermath--should the passengers have been allowed to disembark and congregate around the engine? Up to and including putting a camera basically inside the damaged cylinder? Seems a bit unsafe, considering what happened.
I'd be pretty sure they had the throttle blue-flagged so no chance of live steam entering (and exiting) the cylinder. That would be the only safety issue I could visualize.
Lew