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The floor and she figured something was up. >> sims finds his dog in a desperate situation. with mike jacoby recording on his cell phone, sims works out a rescue plan with the help of neighbor, john applegate. >> he said, shes about 60 feet out. he said, we need an inner tube or something. i said, i have one but i have to inflate it. i threw a 100 foot extension cord that was on a reel and i got the tube secured to the extension cord. >> i got on the tube and they gave me a push and i just start...

Give it a little speed there but it was too late for this plane to in any way attempt to go around. thats when they hit the seawall barrier. these are all critical questions. i would also emphasize that nothing is ruled out on this investigation. the ntsb has not said this is pilot error, its not ruled out any mechanical problem. that will take months of investigative process. they will not come one a final conclusion to what caused this crash for probably 12 to 18 months. theyve already got lea...

This is the fleetville fire company. station 63 of the fleetville fire company, which is located in northeast pennsylvania. its a 45-member team that protects about 1,800 residents there. the fleetville fire company has been around for 65 years, and it is very proudly a 100% volunteer fire company. what youre seeing here is a part-time gig for all the men and women who make up this company. there are thousands of all-volunteer firefighter companies all across our country, standing at the ready j...

This is the fleetville fire company. station 63 of the fleetville fire company, which is located in northeast pennsylvania. its a 45-member team that protects about 1,800 residents there. the fleetville fire company has been around for 65 years, and it is very proudly a 100% volunteer fire company. what youre seeing here is a part-time gig for all the men and women who make up this company. there are thousands of all-volunteer firefighter companies all across our country, standing at the ready j...

>> it, like, picked you up. it just took your breath away, and then it dropped you and exploded everything around you. i mean, gusts of wind. it was like a suction and then just blew it all out. >> reporter: this man and his two young daughters are about 300 yards from the plant when he stops to take video of the flames. >> you okay? >> dad, dad, i cant hear. >> cover your ears. >> get out of here. please, get out of here! >> reporter: the father and his young girls are unharmed. the blast is so...

Video of the flames. >> dad? i cant hear. get out of here. get out of here. >> the father and his girls are unharmed. the explosion is so powerful it registers as a 2.1 magnitude event, the rumblings felt as far as 50 miles away. >> fire units. firefighters down. again, there has been an explosion. there are firefighters down. >> firemen already on the scene battling flames are reported missing. >> its just overwhelming to us for a town of 2400. we have three ambulances and there are literally h...

So out of desperation, i laid on my back underneath him and put my feet on the debris over his head and i leg pressed as hard as i could. >> me pushing with my back and him pushing up with his legs, he managed to get most of the debris up far enough to extricate himself from this huge pile of rub theyll pinned him to his desk. >> i think it took about 30 minutes. i didnt think i had very much time left when the rescue team came in. >> we couldnt get everybody else. people are still in there. >> ...

So out of desperation, i laid on my back underneath him and put my feet on the debris over his head and i leg pressed as hard as i could. >> me pushing with my back and him pushing up with his legs, he managed to get most of the debris up far enough to extricate himself from this huge pile of rub theyll pinned him to his desk. >> i think it took about 30 minutes. i didnt think i had very much time left when the rescue team came in. >> we couldnt get everybody else. people are still in there. >> ...

Is that causing delays? >> absolutely. we lost our entire environmental services division, including our entire fleet, which has hampered our relief efforts. the governor and his staff have been excellent. weve had 14 requests, theyve honored all 14 requests, including moving up to 1,000 national guardsmen that will be on the streets in tuscaloosa in the next 12 hours. >> help us understand your challenge as we show the pictures to our viewers. so many people have lost their homes, so what is yo...

National guardsmen that will be on the streets in tuscaloosa in the next 12 hours. >> help us understand your challenge as you look at the devastation around you and we show the pictures to our viewers. so many people have lost their homes, so what is your shelter situation, how many people homeless right now? >> were going to have hundreds, if not thousands of people homeless. as we extend out the next 72 to 96 hours, thats going to be a huge humanitarian issue. right now the city is short of m...