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Detailed explanation-1: -3:09 Situational irony occurs when a fire station burns down or a police station gets robbed. 3:15 Because fire stations are built to prevent fires, and police stations are built to prevent robberies, it’s ironic to see a fire station burn down and a police station get robbed.

Detailed explanation-2: -When something happens that goes entirely against our expectations, usually in a funny or twisted manner. A fire station on fire is a perfect example of situational irony. We would expect a place dedicated to fighting fires to be the least likely to be on fire, but the fire itself subverts our expectations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dramatic irony is different from situational irony, in which what you expect to happen does not happen, and verbal irony, in which words do not mean what they seem to mean. Dramatic irony is when the audience knows more than the character.

Detailed explanation-4: -A pilot has a fear of heights. This situation is ironic because airplane pilots spend most of their time at work high in the air.