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Black cloud of smoke. it was just amazing. >> we knew it was going to be a very big fire. it was a huge column of smoke, huge. >> we have flames shooting over the roof. weve got a report from the plant personnel that their propane tank has gone up. >> several bystanders and nearby residents begin filming the flames. >> it was pretty impressive and it was noisy. you could really hear the flames. it was like a jet engine almost. >> first responders find the propane-filled tanker truck engulfed in ...

The plant. and you can see suddenly something went wrong. what that was, i dont know that well ever know for sure. >> the truck and driver become surrounded by an ominous and dangerous cloud of extremely flammable propane. >> its very explosive, plus, that leak happened at a very remarkable speed. it was literally, i believe, under 20 seconds. >> the driver, fearing something isnt right, tries to shut down the gas. but hes not in time. suddenly, the propane ignites. >> unfortunately, at that poi...

I said, i -- i was just angry, and i was just 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 darrell green. >> at that time, they -- the cement mixer was trying to come through our perimeter. >> a huge cement mixer filled with explosives tries to sneak through the breach made by the first blast and drive up to the hotels. >> their main goal wit...

>> seconds later, the car that passes them explodes. >> it felt like the bomb came from underneath the floorboards. i said to myself, i cant believe were about to die. i said, i -- i was just angry, and i was just 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 darrell green. >> at that time, they -- the cement mixer was trying to come through o...

He cant hold on. he lands on a canopy. rescuers race to reach him. miraculously, he only suffers minor injuries. he will survive as do four others who jumped to escape. they are among the lucky ones. the fire that started only 46 minutes earlier is raging out of control. the crowded building is filled with flammable materials, and many of the windows are blocked, turning the inferno into a death trap. >> a rescue helicopter piloted by captain mike ellis spots people stranded on the roof engulfed...

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 explode...

You could definitely tell that something was not right. it definitely sounded like maybe a car had crashed through the building next door. >> the explosion ignites a huge fire at the foundry. >> theres this huge billowing black cloud of smoke. it was just amazing. >> we knew it was going to be a very big fire. it was a huge column of smoke, huge. >> we have flames shooting over the roof. weve got a report from the plant personnel that their propane tank has gone up. >> several bystanders and nea...

On the second floor. it spreads quickly. the elevator shaftway ventilated at the top acts as an enormous chimney. it draws the fire upwards, engulfing the bottom and top floors in flames. some run to the roof to avoid the fire. hundreds of others are trapped on lower floors. in only ten minutes, the fire is upgraded to three alarms. but some fire trucks cant even get to the scene. precious minutes wasted as desperate bystanders, police and firemen struggle to clear the narrow, congested streets....

The feeling never really goes away. its one of elation, having gotten those people off there, particularly in this case, nobody else could have got them out. >> but the fire burns all night. at 1:47 the following afternoon, its finally extinguished. rescuers sifting through the rubble find 28 bodies huddled together, only one floor from the safety of the roof. the grisly discovery brings the death toll to 40. ft. wayne, indiana, august 1st, 2006. firefighters respond to a call at the national ...

>> we have flames shooting over the roof. weve got a report from the plant personnel that their propane tank has gone up. >> several bystanders and nearby residents begin filming the flames. >> it was pretty impressive and it was noisy. you could really hear the flames. it was like a jet engine almost. >> first responders find the propane-filled tanker truck engulfed in flames when they arrive. >> tanker full of propane and a bunch of tires and fire shooting out 30 feet on each side. this is an ...