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Just as the engine driver swings the ladder wide -- >> look out! >> oh, my god! >> the top floor collapses, missing both the rescuer and the rescued by inches. the construction worker survives with second degree burns and a sprained ankle. thankfully, no one else was injured. if you're trapped by fire, our experts want you to remember these tips. call 911 and tell them your exact location. don't assume someone else did it for you. never head back into the fire. get low to the ground and cover exposed skin. watch for falling debris. if you don't want to become a statistic, plan ahead, and stay ...

Between the balcony and the ladder. >> by lowering himself to the balcony below is buying him some time, just minutes. what you also have to compromise his safety is not only the fire consuming the floor that he's on, but also the structural integrity of that building. >> sensing the ladder is already strained, the fireman tells his partner to get back. >> back up! then with a good two feet left -- >> the stress he's putting on that ladder if he jumps and that ladder happens to bounce up and down at the tip of that ladder has a significant risk of ladder failure which would jeopardize everybod...

Just as the engine driver swings the ladder wide -- >> look out! >> oh, my god! >> the top floor collapses, missing both the rescuer and the rescued by inches. the construction worker survives with second-degree burns and a sprained ankle. thankfully no one else was injured. if you're trapped by fire, our experts want you to remember these tips. call 911, and tell them your exact location. don't assume someone else did it for you. never head back into the fire. get low to the ground and cover exposed skin. watch for falling debris. if you don't want to become a statistic, plan ahead and stay a...

>> he buys himself more time, but not much. the fire captain frantically waves his arms and motions for the driver to close the distance between the balcony and the ladder. >> lowering himself to the balcony below is buying him some time, just minutes and what you also have to compromise his safety is not only the fire consuming the floor that he's on, but also the structural integrity of that building. >> sensing the ladder is already strained, the fireman tells his partner to get back. >> back up! then with a good two feet left -- >> the stress he's putting on that ladder if he jumps and tha...

But not much. the fire captain frantically waves his arms and motions for the driver to close the distance between the balcony and the ladder. >> by lowering himself to the balcony below is buying him some time, just minutes. what you also have to compromise his safety is not only the fire consuming the floor that he's on, but also the structural integrity of that building. >> sensing the ladder is already strained, the fireman tells his partner to get back. >> back up! then with a good two feet left -- >> the stress he's putting on that ladder if he jumps and that ladder happens to bounce up ...