their hands over their heads and frozen there as the tornado came through. rescuers sifting through the rubble, trying to find more survivors as parents anxiously await. illuminated by flood lights, rescue teams search tirelessly throughout the night. where plaza towers elementary school once stood. in some places, the debris was ten feet high. underneath, every parent s worst nightmare, the bodies of schoolchildren, who tried to seek shelter from a ferocious tornado. many more are still missing. the race to rescue dozens of student and teachers began right after the massive two-mile wide tornado ripped through two elementary schools direct until its path. at hardest hit, plaza towers elementary school, a third grade class huddled in the hallway of the school. i had to hold on to the wall to keep myself safe, because i didn t want to fly away in the
worker into the inferno. the helicopter is now directly above the fire, less than 15 feet from the roof. it takes them 12 minutes to lift four people to safety. i ve been doing it for 20-odd years. the feeling never really goes away. it s one of elation, having gotten those people off there, particularly in this case, nobody else could have got them out. but the fire burns all night. at 1:47 the following afternoon, it s finally extinguished. rescuers sifting through the rubble find 28 bodies huddled together, only one floor from the safety of the roof. the grisly discovery brings the death toll to 40. ft. wayne, indiana, august 1st, 2006.
the feeling never really goes away. it s one of elation, having gotten those people off there, particularly in this case, nobody else could have got them out. but the fire burns all night. at 1:47 the following afternoon, it s finally extinguished. rescuers sifting through the rubble find 28 bodies huddled together, only one floor from the safety of the roof. the grisly discovery brings the death toll to 40. ft. wayne, indiana, august 1st, 2006. firefighters respond to a call at the national magnesium and aluminum foundry. we ve got heavy smoke coming from the entire building. the fire department knows it s in for a long night, but it has no idea that a massive explosion is developing. anytime you get a fire, a potential fire, at a magnesium plant, that causes a lot more concern because you know that s going to be a tough situation to deal with.
scaffolding, not to mention the flames. we ve got people down here, it just depends if we can get close enough to the smoke. several hundred feet above the ground, they drop a rescue worker into the inferno. the helicopter is now directly above the fire, less than 15 feet from the roof. it takes them 12 minutes to lift 4 people to safety. i ve been doing it for 20-odd years. the feeling never really goes away. it s certainly one of elation, having got those people off there, particularly in this case nobody else could have got them out. but the fire burns all night. at 1:47 the following afternoon, it s finally extinguished. rescuers sifting through the rubble find 28 bodies huddled together, only one floor from the safety of the roof. the grisly discovery brings the death toll to 40. ft. wayne, indiana, august 1st, 2006.
building s tv antennas and scaffolding, not to mention the flames. we ve got people down here, it just depends if we can get close enough to the smoke. several hundred feet above the ground, they drop a rescue worker into the inferno. the helicopter is now directly above the fire, less than 15 feet from the roof. it takes them 12 minutes to lift four people to safety. i ve been doing it for 20-odd years. the feeling never really goes away. it s one of elation, having gotten those people off there, particularly in this case, nobody else could have got them out. but the fire burns all night. at 1:47 the following afternoon, it s finally extinguished. rescuers sifting through the rubble find 28 bodies huddled together, only one floor from the safety of the roof. the grisly discovery brings the death toll to 40. ft. wayne, indiana, august 1st, 2006. firefighters respond to a call at the national magnesium and aluminum foundry.