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>> 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. >> the firefighters struggle through the metal and busted n concrete to make contact with the victim. >> he is holding his own. his legs are cracked mid-femur there. definitely a lot of pain. >> the whole time he's, get me out of here. i just conversed with him the best i could to try to give him some hope. >> but others aren't as hopeful. the victim is pinned very deep un...

The day. >> i saw this concrete cone, and i kind of asked one of the guys if he would call for the medical examiner, because i thought we had a fatality. he said, no, she's alive. >> it is unbelievable that anyone 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 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, f...

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 concrete beam came right across his legs. he's still down there, conscious, he's talking about 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...

I kind of asked one of the guys if he would call for the medical examiner, because i thought we had a fatality. he said, no, she's alive. >> it is unbelievable that anyone 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 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 cochran climbs inside the c...

Trying to reach salvador pena. >> a concrete beam came right across his legs. he's still down there, conscious, he's talking about 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 labayae struggles through the metal and busted concrete to make contact with the victim. >> he is holding his own. his legs are cracked mid-femur there. real ...