CNN CNN International March 31, 2015 05:27:00
To vent the roof. it's a tactic commonly used to make it safer for colleagues on the ground to fight the fire or attempt a rescue. but in this case, it was the firefighter who needed rescuing when the garage he's on collapses. captain dern is caught inside for several minutes before he's pulled out. he's conscious, but more than 65% of his body is burned. >> remnants of his charred uniform, burned. you can see by looking at it what hell he went through. >> reporter: captain dern a veteran of the fire department is alive but relying on a respirator to breathe. >> very trying time for the fire d...
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