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Freeway, jack klein knew if he didnt quickly become part of the story, a man might burn to death. right in front of his eyes. the madness, the misery, the mayhem. just another typical day on an l.a. freeway. but then, an accident, an inferno, and a man trapped inside. his fate rests in the hands of bystanders. they can save him, or save themselves. what would they do. its early afternoon on freeway 170, october 16th, 2005, when the drama begins. >> i was traveling southbound when it started driz...

Thats when the sense of urgency really stepped in. >> alexis reynoso is still pinned inside and cannot move. >> the gentleman that was filming this whole event, he would film part of the time, and then he would set the camera down and run and get more fire extinguishers for us. and then hed pick the camera back up and start filming again. so he was really a big help. >> but the fire extinguishers are now empty. >> i noticed the flames were getting stronger. and there was no fire extinguisher lef...

Extract him from the vehicle. >> it was hot. it was undescribable. in a way, every time we pulled him out, he was trying to get his head out of the window, try to get fresh air because the black smoke was already building inside the car. >> as the fire burns out of control, the officers, jack klein and others frantically try to pry him out of the vehicle. >> he was hit actually from the side. and his door was all squashed in. there was no way we could open the door to get him out. >> they try to...

Just another typical day on an l.a. freeway. but then an accident. an inferno and a man trapped inside. his fate left in the hands of bystanders, forced to choose between saving him or saving themselves. what will they do? its early afternoon on freeway 170. the drama begins. >> i was traveling southbound when it started drizzling. i was rolling the tape. i was trying to shoot some rain. >> the freelance cameraman jack klein is driving with his daughter when he sees something alarming up ahead. ...

Fresh air. the black smoke was building. >> as the fire burns out of control, the officers, jack klein and others, frantically try to pry rin oso out of the vehicle. >> he was hit from inside and his door was smashed in. there was no way we could get him out. >> they tried to rip open the hood of the car. >> i said dont, dont, dont open it. more oxygen, more flame. at the same time were thinking what if this guy doesnt make it? everything was just going fast. >> we took turns trying to maneuver ...

Turns trying to maneuver his legs into a position where we can get him out. as time progressed, the vehicle got a lot hotter, and then the flames started igniting in the engine block. thats when the sense of urgency really stepped in. >> alexis reynoso is still pinned inside and cannot move. >> the gentleman that was filming this whole event, he would film part of time, and then he would set the camera down and run, get more fire extinguishers for us, and then he would pick the camera back up an...

I was trying to shoot om rain. >> freelance cameraman jack klein is driving with his daughter when hes something alarming up ahead. >> i notice car slip and slide, went slideway towards the left and hit a center divider. i seen some smoke coming out of the car. i park mid car, left the camera, ran towards him. and he was kind of moaning slightly after he came through. he goes my foot, my foot. i thought his foot was stuck. >> officers also see the accident. >> once we got on the freeway, we saw ...

"caught on camera." "what would you do?" usually news photographers just record a story. they dont intentionally become part of it. but one afternoon on an l.a. freeway, jack klein knew if he didnt quickly become part of the story, a man might burn to death right in front of his eyes. . the madness, the misery, the mayhem. just a typical day on an l.a. freeway. but then an accident, an inferno, and a man trapped inside. his fate left in the hands of bystanders, forced to choose between saving hi...

Klein now if he didnt become part of the story, a man might burn to death in front of his eyes. >> the madness. the misery. the mayhem. just another typical day on an l.a. freeway. but then an accident, an inferno and a man trapped inside. >> oh, my god. >> his fate left in the hand of bystanders forced to choose between saving him or saving themselves. what will they do? its early afternoon on freeway 170, october 16, 2005, when the drama begins. >> i was traveling on southbound when it stopped...

And survived a tsunami and at this point only 160 people have been treated for radiation and only three sick pd. so its a pretty good track record. >> i think youre jumping the gun there, guys. i wouldnt say it survived anything given the fact weve already had an explosion in one of the reactors and the possibility of meltdowns and nor one of the reactors and i think this is still a very active situation. so i wouldnt say anything about a good track record at this point. i think that the situati...