Ivan Sims News Today

"five terrifying rescues." >> at land da, georgia, 1999. an old cotton mill erupts in smoke and flames quickly becoming one of the fiercest fires in the citys history. >> right now this building is obviously totally out of control. >> more than 150 firefighters are on the scene trying to contain the blaze when they look up, way, way up and see this. >> the crane operator is standing there. >> the guy pacing nervously atop the 40-year-old frame is ivan sims. he is directly above the raging infern...

Sims has been trapped for more than an hour when a more experienced rescue pilot moved in. the rescue chopper will have to combat 150-foot flames, blinding smoke and 30-mile-per-hour wind. firefighter matt mosely is the man who swoops down to get sims. >> i knew if i could get my hands on the crane i could get over to him. >> mosely is lowered from the helicopter dangling on the end of the rescue line 2250 feet off the ground. >> you know his heart is pounding. >> as the crowd and thousands of t...

This is the old atlanta cotton mill engulfed in flames. >> by 3:30 p.m. every tv station in atlanta and many across the country are carrying the drama live. one after the other official helicopters fly by to survey the scene, only to turn back. theres nothing they can do. >> hes absolutely powerless to do anything. >> sims panics when he realizes help may not reach him. >> it got so hot, they made two passes to get me and couldnt get to me because of the heat. >> sims notes he doesnt have much t...

In a joking mood. with the two men safely in the harness, the helicopter pilot pulls out. >> oh, man, thats great. look at this. as a precarious of a purchase hes on right now, it is a far better place than he was. thats one happy camper right there and one brave firefighter. >> mosely and sims are let down in a field. amazing after an hour of being trapped, sims brushes himself off and walks to a nearby stretcher. >> oh! in another heart-pounding rescue high in the sky, the seattle fire depar...

"five terrifying rescues." >> at land da, georgia, 1999. an old cotton mill erupts in smoke and flames quickly becoming one of the fiercest fires in the citys history. >> right now this building is obviously totally out of control. >> more than 150 firefighters are on the scene trying to contain the blaze when they look up, way, way up and see this. >> the crane operator is standing there. >> the guy pacing nervously atop the 40-year-old frame is ivan sims. he is directly above the rag...