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Video: Dramatic rescue of man trapped in raging 5 alarm fire

By Jesus Diaz Published March 25, 2014, 5:30 pm ET

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I can’t begin to imagine the terror of this man trapped on a top floor terrace of a building on a 5 alarm fire. Thankfully, Houston’s firefighters were able to rescue him on time.

[Thanks Matt Hardigree!]

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