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There when its blown apart. >> i think that i could have been seriously injured or killed, yes. i do. >> an investigation by the u.s. chemical safety board finds the explosion is the result of a burst pipe that sprays hydrogen gas on to a nearby heater. the refinery is shut down after the explosion, but reopens several months later. may 7, 2009. a gas leak has firefighters from prince georges county busy evacuating a strip mall in forestville, maryland. a camera on board a fire truck shows two f...

And the northwest blizzard has left four construction workers stuck on a snowy oregon mountain. rescue workers got within a few hundred yards of the crew but forced to turn around when the conditions worsened. the crew was working on a cell phone tower. they are safe, however, in a small concrete building. the $60 billion aid deal to help hurricane sandy survivors is hitting a snag in the senate. the debate on the emergency spending bill began yesterday. democrats are trying to pass it before ...

Make their way into the school. of course, they saw the most horrific things that any human could see. some of the first responders said this was, of course, a difficult tragedy because of the large number of children that were involved in it. of course, many of these first responders knew these children, they had kids who were their same childrens age, very much touched by this tragedy here in their backyard. theyve been coping with it since the day it happened, friday. so many of them remain...

So my camera just hang up like that and click. up to there, just a little bit too see how the people are and lift people up high, up to the air. 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 arrive, survivors and the dead have nearly all been removed by rescue workers. >> were on the bridge. hes shooting some video and taking some images to help me out. there were h...

From lack of oxygen, the whole crowd just went down like that. >> cambodian native and associated press photographer 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 ask and they try to call, please give me water. im thirsty. please help me. 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 for...

Injured. >> we saw the scene at the hospital, chaotic scenes at the hospital. people looking for friends and relatives. the corridors packed with the injured. the hospitals were everwhemed. >> despite the efforts of rescue workers, 347 people are killed and hundreds are injured. >> the overwhelming cause of death according to hospital authorities were people suffocating in the sheer crush or broken bones. people having their bodies crushed in the crowd or in some cases throwing themselves in the...

>> the government said there was as many as 8,000 people in this tangled mesh of people. i had to start with each end and untangle people, pull them out one at a time. >> trying to free up vital room on the bridge, many decide to take their chances in the river. >> these young men and women who are willing to jump off of a bridge that they didnt know the depths to and a lot of whom didnt even know how to swim, just to make room for other people to have a better chance at catching their breath. t...

>> 41 after the hour. lets span the globe and see what is making headlines overseas. a factory fire killed 1100 workers lost their security safety back in june. they only received permission to get 3 story building but expanded it to 8 stories. several dramatic rescues caught on camera two-days after a powerful tie spoon swept across the southern part of the country. rescue workers pulling these survivors to safety. overnight the death toll hit 418. finally to london prince charles is speaking o...

Counterproductive to the peace process. harris. >> harris: david lee. thank you. a deadly tunnel collapse killing at least six people and sparking a frantic search now for survivors. its our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. japan, that collapse coming deep inside a mountain on a main highway linking tokyo to central japan. fire, thick smoke, and the fear of a second cave-in, keeping rescue workers from looking for survivors and investigators trying to determine what caused doze...

Some were stronger than others. i went quiet at that point, answering my own questions. >> translator: i told myself, thats it, this is where i die. this is as far as i go. coming up, rescue workers arrive, and in a race against time, scramble a plan to save the 33 trapped miners. [ "odd couple" theme plays ] humans -- even when we cross our ts and dot our is, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacemen...