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When gasoline ignites. the blaze leaves ben with first and second-degree burns. >> one of my parts had fallen into the tank of gas and splashed up on my heater and ignited catching me on fire. i ran outside in the snow. told buddy we need to go find help. >> buddy obeys, that's when he runs to the road and meets up with trooper shanigan. >> i am very proud for what my dog did leading the state trooper to our house and by doing so, he saved our house. >> but buddy isn't finished. he runs back out to the road again. >> i had a firefighter that had come to up to me during the whole episode and to...

>> she was trying to shield, get her children into a closet, protect them from harm. and by doing that put herself between the gunman and the children. that's when she was tragically shot and killed. >> and she wasn't the only one. principal dawn hocksprung was a beloved figure at the school. officials say she died trying to overtake the gunman. erica hill has more on hocksprung's heroic act and the close-knit town. >> reporter: this connecticut town still largely in shock. the sights and sounds of friday's tragedy overwhelming. moments in time capturing the grief, fear and loss. >> i say ther...

The blaze leaves ben with first and second-degree burns. >> one of my parts had fallen into the tank of gas and splashed up on my heater and ignited, catching me on fire. i ran outside in the snow, told buddy we need to go find help. >> buddy obeys, and that's when he runs to the road and meets up with trooper shanigan. >> i am very proud for what my dog did, leading the state trooper to our house. and by doing so, he saved our house. >> but buddy isn't finished. he runs back out to the road again. >> i had a firefighter that had come up to me during the whole episode and told me they had foll...

>> fear and concern going. that's what make its such an heroic act. >> i got to about the sixth floor, all of a sudden, this tremendous noise started, went black. the building was shaking, rocking and rolling. we were getting tossed around. i knew the building was collapsing. i thought it was a matter of seconds before we are dead. >> we know there are people trapped here. we need to get them out. >> we are 4 feet under. i don't know. >> all of a sudden, i am laying in blackness and it went deathly silent. i was covered in approximately 6 inches of debris. first few seconds, i thought i was de...

A swing to make sure nobody was left behind. >> an experienced firefighter had a lot of fear and concern going into that building. that's what makes it such a heroic act. >> i got to the 6th floor all of a sudden this tremendous noise started went black the building was shaking. it was rocking and rolling. we were getting tossed around i knew the building was collapsing. i thought it was a matter of seconds before we are dead. >> we have a number of people trapped from the previous collapse. >> about 4 feet under. i don't know. >> all of a sudden i am laying at blackness and it is deathly sile...