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>> when firefighter mike henry and his team discover just what's pinning steve langdon and others trapped on the first floor of the apartment complex, it will trigger a massive rescue effort. but at the moment, all seems quiet at the meadows, at least to the rescuers. so henry and his crew continue on looking for victims. meanwhile, only a mile away, another team of rescuers is trying to reach salvador pena. >> a big beam, a concrete beam came right across his legs. he's still down there, he's conscious, he's talking but his legs are completely crushed. i can hear him moaning right now. >> pen...

Could actually be alive under this heavy concrete structure, but now rescuers have some serious thinking to do. >> that was a tough decision to make how we were going to lift this heavy object up without causing any harm to the victim. i mean, it was really shaved right close to her head. we could have actually killed her in the process of doing the rescue. >> before they get started, firefighter mike cockerel climbs inside the concrete cone to make sure whatever plan they come up with won't cause the victim more harm. >> i remember the first thing that i thought when i got in there was like, ...

To the rescuers. so henry and his crew continue on looking for victims. meanwhile, only a mile away, another team of rescuers is trying to reach salvador pena. >> a big beam, a concrete beam came right across his legs. he's still down there, he's conscious, he's talking but his legs are completely crushed. i can hear him moaning right now. >> pena is on the first floor of a mall parking deck operating his sweeping truck when the quake strikes. and now the entire concrete structure is on top of him. >> we have no idea if we'll even come close to getting to him. >> firefighter ray lavalle strugg...

Roads are flooded. it really is devastating. >> you mentioned how some in the outlying areas, too, some of these homes just are built in a way that they can't withstand anything like that. was there a shelter that people could go to and did they heed those warnings? >> yes. the thing about tropical cyclone pam, people have been waiting for her for over a week. there have been strong warnings and people were able to evacuate to shelters where they were available. so in port industriala where i'm based, the capital village, those shelters were like churches and schools that were more concrete st...

Could actually be alive under this heavy concrete structure, but now rescuers have some serious thinking to do. >> that was a tough decision to make how we were going to lift this heavy object up without causing any harm to the victim. i mean, it was really shaved right close to her head. we could have actually killed her in the process of doing the rescue. >> before they get started, firefighter mike cockerel climbs inside the concrete cone to make sure whatever plan they come up with won't cause the victim more harm. >> i remember the first thing that i thought when i got in there was like, ...