A dramatic fire rescue was caught on camera after a man got trapped inside his top floor Brooklyn apartment, and firefighters came to his rescue
"He told me he was going to set up. Training kicked in. Lowered, coming to get him. Everything went smoothly," said Gale, adding that the man was"happy and thankful" as they made their way down.
The dramatic rescue went down as the fire continued to grow, with firefighters on the building's fire escaping continuing to douse the flames while those who lived inside scrambled to get out. "We saw smoke coming in our room and we rushed out because we were really scared," said resident Olivia Wong.
It took crews about an hour to put out the blaze, with flames contained to just the fourth-floor apartment. Nine other units in the building had water damage.Around midday on Tuesday, fire marshals and others arrived to look for cause but said it was too soon to make any determinations. However, officials said they know it was sparked in the kitchen.
The victim, who has not been identified, was treated for some cuts and bruises at the hospitals, but is expected to be OK. No other injuries were reported.
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