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>> 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 point, you know, it enveloped the driver, too. he was in that cloud. the driver of the truck, you can see it explode. thats horrible. >> the explosion rocks nearby buildings and businesses across the street, just a few hundred...

Bomb. i said, my gosh, somehow we escaped miraculously. >> but the huge explosion is just the beginning of a carefully coordinated attack on the security checkpoint at the palestine and sheraton hotels, home to western journalists and one of the most fortified compounds in baghdad. its also where carl was heading for a meeting. >> there was a car that was behind us. and the car that was behind us swerved from behind us and kept going down that road and headed straight for that checkpoint. and th...

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 miracle that no one is killed. >> i think many of us are very lucky to be alive. >> but they cant extinguish those super hot metal flames, and the fire burns for several days until it finally runs out of fuel. coming up -- see disaster unfold as it happens. >> i truly believed i was going to die that day. >> oh, my god! >> when "caught on ...

>> 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 explodes into smithereens. >> it was incredible, incredible, but it was more worrisome. we kind of looked at each other and thought, uh-oh. did we lose somebody? >> weve got people laying everywhere. i need rescue. >> the force of the explosion blows firefighters to the ground. >> i remember h...

Incredible. >> but you knew that, boy, if anybody that was inside, that 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 em...

Overall situation, the hazards and dangers, what is feasible, what is achievable, and whats obviously not. >> 4:49 p.m., fire is reported 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 e...

And its all about to go up in flames. >> we were hopeful that, as with any fire, if you can get it in the early stage, hopefully you can knock it and you can control it. this time, though, 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 ...

On the 13th floor air conditioning vent. but its too hot. 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 cap...

"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 building in the downtown shopping district. thousands of people scrambl...

When that thing was going to blow, we were dead right there. 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 firef...