sky. i could see some of the hospital had to be gone because i knew there was another floor above us. when i saw that i said, this ain't good. this is not good at all. >> reporter: but johnson was okay and so was mcdaniel and his family. >> my grandpa has bruises and cuts on his back. my grandma has glass still embedded in her hair, but we're a lot better off than a lot of people. >> this is bad. oh, my gosh. this is awful. >> reporter: a lot of people in joplin were suddenly and severely wounded, but the biggest hospital in town was in ruins. >> having it destroyed turned the page on disaster plans. >> reporter: risko, at home on his day off, rushed to the hospital. he arrived to find a building he hardly recognized. >> the hospital was on fire,