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Forestville, maryland. a camera on board a fire truck shows two firefighters walking in front of the building when suddenly, it explodes. the powerful blast blows out several storefronts and causes the ceiling to collapse on to firefighters still inside. other rescue workers rush to aid those caught in the fireball. >> i know i had injured firefighters down on the ground that were clearly hurt, laying in front of me. >> battalion chief kenneth mcswain isnt sure how bad the injuries are, or if an...

A landslide struck the city when a pile of construction wastes grew so high it collapsed. more than 80 people are still missing as thousands of rescue workers search the debris for survivors. for more on the rescue efforts lets turn to matt rivers live in shenzhen. matt, how was such a rescue efforts going? >> reporter: they are very, very difficult search and rescue operations here, isha. it is a very complicated scene here for rescue officials. lets show you the latest scene in is just over ou...

Certainly pretty frightening. >> it is, but these rescue workers train for this type of thing. you dont put something like this up in the city without having some type of rescue plan. and unfortunately these rescue plans normally take a little bit more time. we have the tram that goes over the east river to roosevelt island and this happens once every couple years. its not a fast process to get these people out of here. >> but again live pictures and the pictures are going in and out court se of...

Rolling over for 60 meters. i started shaking. >> rescue workers find the drivers body in the devastating wreckage thrown outside his truck. but hes alive. his fall is cushioned by his trucks load of salmon and ice. he escaped with two collapsed lungs, a broken arm, finger and collar bone. on the other side of the north sea, englands roads are much tamer, but driving can be just as dangerous.

"associated press" photographer hang sinif gets word of the perilous situation and heads to the bridge to take pictures, but he is not prepared for what he is about to see. >> they asked and tried to call, please give me water. im thirsty, or please help me. and i really shocked. the people under, i really thought they must be dying. >> rescue workers desperately try to dislodge people one by one from the crush. it is pinning them down with incredible combined forces. >> think of it like dominos...

>> despite the efforts of rescue workers, 347 people are killed and hundreds are injured. >> the overwhelming cause of death, according to the hospital authorities, were people suffocating in the sheer crush or broken bones and people having their bodies crushed in the crowds, or in some cases, throwing themselves into the river and drowning. >> while the number of casualties is staggering, it could have been higher if it werent for those who jumped from the bridge. >> one of the survivors as to...

After that, i just asked somebody, why, what has happened? nobody can answer that. >> after hearing rumors of what is happening, journalist carmichael races to the scene to file a report. by the time he and his friend, daravuth arrive, survivors and the dead have nearly all been removed by rescue workers. [ sirens ] >> we were on the bridge, dar is shooting some video and taking some images to help me out. there were just hundreds and hundreds of personal possessions lying on this bridge. then d...

Misses the collision. >> i heard the whistle blowing and i spun around and caught it just at that instant. i kind of had a sinking feeling because i thought, oh, man, this guy could be dead. >> the train engineer and conductor check on the truck driver. he survives. rescue workers arrive quickly and take him to the hospital. hes released the next day. >> he was fortunate that the train wasnt going any faster. it could have been much worse. [ horn ] >> and in the southeastern united states, anoth...

Expired on october 1st. if its not renewed, health care will end next year. many of these heroes are suffering from 50 different types of cancers and other chronic illnesses. today at 2:00 p.m. new york and new jersey congressional and senate members led by kristen gillibrand will rally to have washington put politics aside and renew the bill. >> men and women who have come to congress asking for this bill to be passed have died since the last time! men and women who have been urging for congres...

Call or visit us online today affected by oil spills, rescue workers have opened up a lot of dawn. they rely on it because its tough on grease... yet gentle. but even theyll tell you, dawn helps open... something even bigger.