Page 581 - Fireman News Today

Squeamish about the whole thing so i grabbed the camera and as i started shooting after that. i was more concerned about making sure i got the scene on tape. >> sergeant john holland is the only fireman on duty in white lake township when the call comes in. >> when i first arrived there i see the aircraft, the nose down. i can still see the pilot in the plane. with that type of impact an aircraft basically falling out of the sky and hitting the water my biggest concerns are spinal injuries. >> t...

Holding on to me too tight. so i grabbed him with my arms and legs. i didnt want to lose him. >> with barr holding tight to giagos, the pair is lowered to the floor below. where they spin and wait. >> there was so much going on in the building that no one realized i was out there. so thats when i hit the windows to alert them i was outside. and finally somebody noticed i was out there and thats when everybody came together and pulled me in. >> with giagos safely inside the building, barr turns t...

The door, shay tells lewis to wrap his arms around his neck and his legs around the waist. as he steps off the ledge, shay hugs lewis close. theyre lowered down to the floor below where more firefighters pull them in. >> relief came when we got pulled in. >> both giagos and lewis are taken to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. it takes the fdny another hour to control the fire. afterwards, shay and barr talk to a local reporter. >> youre looking at two guys, high profile. it could ha...

Pension, $865,000 since the murder. that money going to his daughter who defends him. >> what he did, he is serving time for. is he right he gets his pension? yes, he deserves his pension. >> someone else should be collecting that money and using it to live a better life. i feel this is wrong. in a way my mothers life was -- the passing of my mother was like a lottery ticket for some people. >> the fireman is not eligible for parole until eus -- until he is 100. >>steve: stunning revelation from...

There have long has been tension in turkey between islamic conservatives and those who want politics, but now those tensions have erupted on to the street and with neither side willing to back down and unions calling for a strike tomorrow it is cliekly we will see these clashes continue, jeff. >> glor: holly williams, thank you. better weather is helping firefighters battle the worst wildfire in colorados history. the fire near colorado springs forced thousands to be evacuated. tonight it is sai...

>> all i saw was rick, the end of his boot. so i grabbed his boot, and i asked him if he had mark. he said, yeah, i got him. we got to get off the roof now. we got to get off the roof. the roof is going to go. so i just kind of pulled his foot towards the ladder, and i went down. >> the three men, each one clinging to the next, make their way back to the rescue ladder and finally to safety. >> thank god im alive because i was scared to death. i was thinking about my children. i thought i was goi...

But somehow nearby myra survived under four to five feet of debris. firefighters reassured her as they dug her out. >> just kept saying, were coming for you, hang in there. well be there in a minute. keep with us. we were trying to keep her focused. >> reporter: earlier in the day eddie brown did the same for a woman trapped under metal and bricks for two hours. >> kept holding her hand. were going to get you out of here. told her i wasnt going to leave her. >> reporter: 14 were pulled from the ...

Monsanto declined our request for an interview, but the company says tests on 30,000 plant samples in oregon and washington state did not find any other signs of genetically modified wheat. the food and drug administration says the modified wheat is fit for human consumption but japan and south korea have suspended some u.s. shipments. those countries have strict bans on genetically modified wheat. >> the question is how many other fields are contaminated? i think its probably a matter of time b...

Good evening. it happened in an instant. it shook the ground around it. suddenly a huge area was levelled in center city, philadelphia. a building collapse that looked more like an explosion. the first of the first responders arrived within two minutes. thats when the search got under way as rescuers followed voices beneath tons of building materials. its where we begin tonight with nbcs kristen dahlgren at the scene. >> reporter: witnesses describe a huge rumble and crash. [ sirens ] and then t...

Bones. >> reporter: firefighters and rescue workers climbed through the debris, pulling 13 from the rubble. bruised and battered, but alive. they were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries. many of the victims were in the salvation army thrift store when the building next door, a sandwich shop and apartment building under demolition, came crashing through. this is what market street and 22nd looked like before. this is after. >> what we actually have is a four-story property that collapsed...