trapped and injured and secure the wreckage. in all, seven people are killed by the falling stage. more than 40 are injured. at home in northwestern indiana, maggie and her mom spend months recovering from their injuries. we were very lucky. i mean, even with our injuries and as scared as everybody was, i mean, we were actually some of the lucky ones. magjars says she s incredibly thankful for prayter and wood and all the others who rushed in to help maggie. if those people wouldn t have been in that place at that time, i don t think she would have made it to the hospital. i literally owe those people her life. coming up, firefighters dangle above a manhattan street during a daring rope rescue. i was afraid that he would jump before we got to him. when caught on camera: nick of time continues.
air. church officials call the morristown fire department, who raise up their own ladder, but it s too short. next they try the neighboring town s ladder truck. second ladder was had maybe another 3 to 4 feet of reach above what the original ladder was because of our positioning and our angle, but it still wasn t close enough. the pressure is on. a crowd has gathered and word is out to the local new york city news media. a police helicopter arrives, but it s too dangerous for it to get close to the bucket. so rescue from above is out. and rescue from below is impossible. the firefighters really need a miracle. eventually they decide to bring in a 150-foot crane. we had toyed with the idea of just using it as a high point to set up ropes to try to lift them up and drop them into a basket. but a rope rescue is also too dangerous. finally they come up with a solution that just might work.
and all the others who rushed in to help maggie. if those people wouldn t have been in that place at that time, i don t think she would have made it to the hospital. i literally owe those people her life. coming up, firefighters dangle above a manhattan street during a daring rope rescue. i was afraid that he would jump before we got to him. when caught on camera: nick of time continues.
so rescue from above is out. and rescue from below is impossible. the firefighters really need a miracle. eventually they decide to bring in a 150-foot crane. we had toyed with the idea of just using it as a high point to set up ropes to try to lift them up and drop them into a basket. but a rope rescue is also too dangerous. finally they come up with a solution that just might work. a man cage. so they put two of the firefighters, the rescue people in the cage, and they pulled it up almost 150 feet, then they lowered it down to where the guys were. the next step is risky, moving from one basket to another 12 stories in the air. the biggest concern was the wind and the sway. they were already tethered to their platform. so we carried that tether over to the man basket and they got locked into there and stepped across. it takes less than two
and as scared as everybody was, i mean, we were actually some of the lucky ones. magjars says she s incredibly thankful for prater, wood, and all the others who rushed in to help maggie. if those people wouldn t have been in that place at that time, i don t think she would have made it to the hospital. i literally owe those people her life. coming up, firefighters dangle above a manhattan street during a daring rope rescue. i was afraid that he would jump before we got to him. [ male announcer ] wouldn t it be cool if we took the nissan altima and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and best in class 38 mpg highway. .advanced headlights. .and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. introducing the completely reimagined nissan altima. it s our most innovative altima ever.