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It. this time we werent that lucky. >> luck is nowhere to be found. the fire department doesnt have enough extinguishing powder on hand to control the flames. as it burns out of control, the order is given to pull back. >> my gut said get away from the building, somethings going to happen. >> but before everyone clears out -- >> the smoke began to suck in, which is an indication the fire was drawing for oxygen. and i had enough time to go, "oh," and do a 180, and it was over. >> the building exp...

>> its so bright, it damages matts camera. >> it shot out one of my filters in my camera. and then everything after i shot that video, it was all red. >> larry fisher is one of several firefighters injured in the blast. >> i was bleeding all down my face. i looked all bloody. of course, my helmet was off my head. but i thought -- my initial thought was that i was burned. >> fortunately, no employees are inside the foundry when the fire erupts. the fire department believes its nothing short of a ...

>> it was pretty impressive and it was noisy. you could really hear the flames. >> there was the hissing of the fire, just kind of started building and building and building. >> firefighters back away from the flaming tanker. >> all units evacuate to at least 10,000 feet. 10,000 feet evacuation for engine two. imminent explosion. >> we got about 200 feet of it out, and unbelievably, it got louder. it got so loud. >> before firefighters were able to get to a safe distance, the propane truck erupt...

From underneath the floorboards. i said to myself, i cant believe were about to die and i was angry and incredulous, so to speak. and the tree that we were underneath was on fire. >> but the attack isnt over and the biggest explosion is yet to come. manning a machine gun at the checkpoint is specialist darryl green. >> at that time the ranker truck or cement mixer was trying to come into our perimeter. >> a filled cement mixer full of explosives tried to drive up to the hotel. >> their main goal...

Situation. >> but hes scared to death. >> quite frankly, i was just waiting for the fourth one to go off because each one it felt like it was coming from underneath the floor. i was thinking, gee, it keeps getting closer and closer and the next one, maybe ill just be injured. if i had to be injure part of my body could i afford to lose and not miss. >> karl and his crew eventually make it back to the green zone. >> the thing about it is i did not know how bad it was. >> karl v you seen the pictu...

The early stage, hopefully you can knock it and you can control it. this time we werent that lucky. >> luck is nowhere to be found. the fire department doesnt have enough extinguishing powder on hand to control the flames. as it burns out of control, the order is given to pull back. >> my gut said get away from the building, somethings going to happen. >> but before everyone clears out -- >> the smoke began to suck in, which is an indication the fire was drawing for oxygen. and i had enough time...

>> it shot out one of my filters in my camera. >> whoa! holy -- "caught on camera: on the edge of death." have you ever wondered what its like to stare death in the face? well, we are going to show you. the situations are dire, the people are real, the stakes couldnt be higher. and theyre all caught on camera. its some of the most dramatic video youll ever see. hong kong, november 20th, 1996. the worst high-rise fire in the countrys history breaks out in the 16-story office and apartment build...

Would have been not good at all. >> its so bright, it damages matts camera. >> it shot out one of my filters in my camera. and then everything after i shot that video, it was all red. >> larry fisher is one of several firefighters injured in the blast. >> i was bleeding all down my face. i looked all bloody. of course, my helmet was off my head. but i thought -- my initial thought was that i was burned. >> fortunately, no employees are inside the foundry when the fire erupts. the fire department...

Situation. >> but hes scared to death. >> quite frankly, i was just waiting for the fourth one to go off, because each one, it felt like it was coming from underneath the floor. then i was thinking, gee, it keeps getting closer and closer. maybe if its the next one, maybe ill just be injured. so then i started thinking, well, if i had to get injured, what part of my body could i afford to lose and not miss. >> two members of his security detail are injured, but carl and his crew eventually make ...

200 feet away. >> the noise from the pressure building inside the tanker is deafening. >> there was the hissing of the fire, just kind of started building and building and building. >> firefighters back away from the flaming tanker. >> all units evacuate to at least 10,000 feet. 10,000 feet evacuation for engine two. imminent explosion. >> we got about 200 feet of it out, and unbelievably, it got louder. it got so loud. >> before firefighters were able to get to a safe distance, the propane truc...