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Moments. the rain -- once the helicopter hit that building, there was a fire that broke out. we saw several firefighters come down in the last hour or so with their faces covered in soot. so that part seems to be mostly done. the fire department got on it very, very quickly and were able to deal with it. the witnesses saying that they were told initially to wait at their desks and after about ten minutes, the alarms went off and the loudspeakers came on and said to evacuate the building. there was a rush down the stairs. it was crowded, but they were all able to get out. the people i spoke to ...

The building itself. whatever happened, it happened seemingly on the top of the building. the governor mr. cuomo saying that there was a crash landing on the building. it started a fire. we did see a ton of firefighters come up, go up into that building. we've seen them in the last hour come out. many of their faces blackened with soot. the people that we spoke to who were in that building said they smelled smoke, more like lumber burning or construction site type stuff rather than a fuel or other noxious chemicals that might have been associated with a larger aircraft that crashed into a buil...

The air that you're breathing is several hundred degrees and you're basically gonna microwave yourself. you're gonna cook yourself from the inside out. you take a breath, you're burning your lungs. >> and we stood there and we waited and then jason walked out of the -- of the smoke. and i yelled at jason, "where are your sisters?" >> and the only thing i can get out is, "they're back there." i see my sister, allyson, walking out of the smoke, staggering. i'm thinking to myself, "you know, she's got soot all over her," and it -- it's not registering that that's not soot, that's fourth-degree bu...

It meant that the fire had created its own weather and it was right on top of us. so i ran inside the house and i said to my mother-in-law and my sister-in-law, "it's coming. we have to get out of here. it's coming." >> nobody's moving. and so, i get out the car and i go around to the side to try and get the door open for my sisters, and the -- as i get to the door, i get hit in the face with embers and soot and heat and i can't see where i'm going. all i know is that my sisters are here, they're in trouble, i need to get help, i need to get out. even though it's smoky, even though it's hot, i...

Ash and likely lead in here, as well, that remains, the soot all over the cathedral. part of the restoration that lies ahead. on top of the keys, a layer of dust. and we noticed the sheet music that still says "holy week." the last time the organ was played. back downstairs, we had heard of something else. this is the pillar right here? >> yes. >> reporter: on that pillar right between us once stood a statue of the virgin mary. she was saved during the fire. and he says he's about to give us a view of her not seen since the 14th century. we could now see into her eyes, something not possible b...