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on the second floor. it spreads quickly. the elevator shaftway ventilated at the top acts as an enormous chimney. it draws the fire upwards, engulfing the bottom and top floors in flames. some run to the roof to avoid the fire. hundreds of others are trapped on lower floors. in only ten minutes, the fire is upgraded to three alarms. but some fire trucks can t even get to the scene. precious minutes wasted as desperate bystanders, police and firemen struggle to clear the narrow, congested streets. it s 5:18. the fire is upgraded again. it s now four alarms. my urgency was that people actually started jumping off the building. a 15-year-old here for a dentist appointment is trapped on the 13th floor air conditioning vent. but it s too hot.
on the 13th floor air conditioning vent. but it s too hot. he can t hold on. he lands on a canopy. rescuers race to reach him. miraculously, he only suffers minor injuries. he will survive as do four others who jumped to escape. they are among the lucky ones. the fire that started only 46 minutes earlier is raging out of control. the crowded building is filled with flammable materials, and many of the windows are blocked, turning the inferno into a death trap. a rescue helicopter piloted by captain mike ellis spots people stranded on the roof engulfed by flames. they were waving quite madly. our priority was getting them off as quickly as we could. the helicopter navigates a treacherous path, through the building s tv antennas and
on the 13th floor air conditioning vent. but it s too hot. he can t hold on. he lands on a canopy. rescuers race to reach him. miraculously, he only suffers minor injuries. he will survive as do four others who jumped to escape. they are among the lucky ones. the fire that started only 46 minutes earlier is raging out of control. the crowded building is filled with flammable materials, and many of the windows are blocked, turning the inferno into a death trap. a rescue helicopter piloted by captain mike ellis spots people stranded on the roof engulfed by flames. they were waving quite madly. our priority was getting them off as quickly as we could. the helicopter navigates a treacherous path, through the building s tv antennas and scaffolding, not to mention the flames. we ve got people down here, it just depends if we can get close enough to the smoke.
the elevator shaftway ventilated at the top acts as an enormous chimney. it draws the fire upwards, engulfing the bottom and top floors in flames. some run to the roof to avoid the fire. hundreds of others are trapped on lower floors. in only ten minutes, the fire is upgraded to three alarm. but some fire trucks can t even get to the scene. precious minutes wasted as desperate bystanders, police and firemen struggle to clear the narrow, congested streets. it s 5:18. the fire is upgraded again. it s now four alarms. my urgency was that people actually started jumping off the building. a 15-year-old here for a dentist appointment is trapped on the 13th floor air conditioning vent. but it s too hot. he can t hold on. he lands on a canopy. rescuers race to reach him.