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03-26-2014, 06:16 PM
Construction Worker Leaps From Raging Fire to Safety
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A construction worker escaped death Tuesday when a fire ripped through a newly developed apartment building he was apparently working on in Houston, Texas
What started as a small fire quickly became an unmanageable blaze as strong wind gusts ignited the flames, according to the AP (http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/houston-firefighters-battle-large-apartment-fire-23054207).
See also: Why the U.S. Lacks a National Landslide Warning System (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/despite-deadly-history-u-s-lacks-a-national-landslide-warning-program/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The video shows a construction worker barely managing to find a safe place to stand as rescuers arrive on scene. He is shown standing on a balcony on the top floor, and as flames quickly creep towards him, he is forced to jump the the balcony below as firefighters fight to reach him with a ladder. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/26/construction-worker-leaps-raging-fire/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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A construction worker escaped death Tuesday when a fire ripped through a newly developed apartment building he was apparently working on in Houston, Texas
What started as a small fire quickly became an unmanageable blaze as strong wind gusts ignited the flames, according to the AP (http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/houston-firefighters-battle-large-apartment-fire-23054207).
See also: Why the U.S. Lacks a National Landslide Warning System (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/despite-deadly-history-u-s-lacks-a-national-landslide-warning-program/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The video shows a construction worker barely managing to find a safe place to stand as rescuers arrive on scene. He is shown standing on a balcony on the top floor, and as flames quickly creep towards him, he is forced to jump the the balcony below as firefighters fight to reach him with a ladder. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/26/construction-worker-leaps-raging-fire/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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