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Freeway, jack klein knew if he didn't quickly become part of the story, a man might burn to death. right in front of his eyes. the madness, the misery, the mayhem. just another typical day on an l.a. freeway. but then, an accident, an inferno, and a man trapped inside. his fate rests in the hands of bystanders. they can save him, or save themselves. what would they do. it's early afternoon on freeway 170, october 16th, 2005, when the drama begins. >> i was traveling southbound when it started drizzling. and i was rolling the tape. i was trying to shoot some rain. >> free lance cameraman jack k...

That's when the sense of urgency really stepped in. >> alexis reynoso is still pinned inside and cannot move. >> the gentleman that was filming this whole event, he would film part of the time, and then he would set the camera down and run and get more fire extinguishers for us. and then he'd pick the camera back up and start filming again. so he was really a big help. >> but the fire extinguishers are now empty. >> i noticed the flames were getting stronger. and there was no fire extinguisher left. i was looking for truck. i said a truck or something big might have some bigger extinguishers. ...

Extract him from the vehicle. >> it was hot. it was undescribable. in a way, every time we pulled him out, he was trying to get his head out of the window, try to get fresh air because the black smoke was already building inside the car. >> as the fire burns out of control, the officers, jack klein and others frantically try to pry him out of the vehicle. >> he was hit actually from the side. and his door was all squashed in. there was no way we could open the door to get him out. >> they try to rip open the hood of the car. >> i told them don't open it because more oxygen, more flame. and at ...

Just another typical day on an l.a. freeway. but then an accident. an inferno and a man trapped inside. his fate left in the hands of bystanders, forced to choose between saving him or saving themselves. what will they do? it's early afternoon on freeway 170. the drama begins. >> i was traveling southbound when it started drizzling. i was rolling the tape. i was trying to shoot some rain. >> the freelance cameraman jack klein is driving with his daughter when he sees something alarming up ahead. >> i noticed the car slip and slide and went sideways toward the left and hit the center divider. i...

Fresh air. the black smoke was building. >> as the fire burns out of control, the officers, jack klein and others, frantically try to pry rin oso out of the vehicle. >> he was hit from inside and his door was smashed in. there was no way we could get him out. >> they tried to rip open the hood of the car. >> i said don't, don't, don't open it. more oxygen, more flame. at the same time we're thinking what if this guy doesn't make it? everything was just going fast. >> we took turns trying to maneuver him into a position where we could get him out. >> as it progressed, it got a lot hotter and th...