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A construction worker has been saved from a burning apartment complex in Texas only moments before it began to collapse in on itself. | A construction worker has been saved from a burning apartment complex in Texas only moments before it began to collapse in on itself. |
The man was spotted clinging on to a balcony on the fourth floor of the building in Houston after the huge fire broke out yesterday. | |
The block of flats was under construction when the blaze started and quickly spread across the high-rise. | The block of flats was under construction when the blaze started and quickly spread across the high-rise. |
In a YouTube video posted online yesterday by user Karen Jones, the worker is forced to retreat outside as he desperately tries to escape the flames and thick, billowing smoke. | In a YouTube video posted online yesterday by user Karen Jones, the worker is forced to retreat outside as he desperately tries to escape the flames and thick, billowing smoke. |
He is rescued just in time, with the help of a ladder, as the upper floors start to crumble and fall away. | He is rescued just in time, with the help of a ladder, as the upper floors start to crumble and fall away. |
The apartment neighbours the AIG building and employees were evacuated as a precaution but it appears that the worker did not receive any warnings and got trapped inside. | The apartment neighbours the AIG building and employees were evacuated as a precaution but it appears that the worker did not receive any warnings and got trapped inside. |
Around 200 members of the emergency services attended the scene and the fire was brought under control by mid-afternoon, two and half hours after it started. | Around 200 members of the emergency services attended the scene and the fire was brought under control by mid-afternoon, two and half hours after it started. |
Speaking to Khou 11 News, AIG employee Brook Syers said: "The southeast wall of the building had been breached by flames, so it was warm by the window and they told everybody to get out." | |
"When you start feeling the heat you know the flames aren’t too far away." | |
There were no injuries reported and all of the building site workers have been accounted for, while AIG staff returned to work today. | There were no injuries reported and all of the building site workers have been accounted for, while AIG staff returned to work today. |
The cause of the fire is not known and is under investigation. | The cause of the fire is not known and is under investigation. |
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