Houston firefighter and worker describe dramatic rescue

Cell phone video caught the final moments before a fire overtook a Houston building, trapping a construction worker. He jumped to the floor beneath him, and that may have saved his life. Manuel Bojorquez reports.

[@JRLSprague3]

Safety guy probably still wrote him up after seeing this video.

[@kimifan06]

It's spread so fast because new construction has so much air between each piece of wood. They're tinderboxes

[@hebneh]

Really large wooden buildings are terrible things. I'm sure this building would've been equipped with sprinklers when it was finished - but they weren't in operation yet when this happened. Actually I'm surprised that building codes will allow the construction of multi-story wood residential buildings anywhere in the USA.

[@GhostlyDelinquent]

Imagine if we made houses out of stuff thats not basically tooth picks, We could survive insane winds, fires wouldnt be to bad, and it would be nice for a bit extra work and money

[@jamesdeclan7538]

Right? I keep seing more multi story apartments stick framed, like how dumb could that be? With all the nit picking they do on residential jobsites. Disgusting.

[@jesusfelix2605]

The engineer operating that ladder sure is slow. Probably would have been faster to continue jumping down and then use ground ladders to get him

[@JDnape]

You have no idea what you're talking about. Sometimes it's just better to say nothing so your ignorance isn't on display.

[@michaelwhiting7975]

Good resue

[@marchandsandrine8669]

Respect aux pompiers pour leurs dévouement aussi sauver une vie

[@Photoshop5857]

how did the fire start

[@Lak3baby]

Shaggy Boi righttttt

[@1966bluemax]

Of course, it’s made of wood

[@Muhammad-AmmarAsghar12345]

🙏🏼 God