RAW VIDEO - Firefighters rescued one mother and three children Monday morning in a Willowbrook-area apartment fire that destroyed 16 units.
First responders arrived at 14131 Cornerstone Village Dr. just before 2 a.m. to see flames raging in the North Bend Apartments.
One building was destroyed in the blaze, which went through the roof, causing it to collapse, a fire department spokeswoman said. The Little York Fire Department responded, as well as about eight other departments, she said. One family had to be rescued from an apartment balcony as flames approached behind them. As the children were brought to the ground, she called out to firefighters, "Help me, please."