VIDEO: 2 firefighters rescued by colleagues, hospitalized after being trapped in burning apartment building in Glendale

  • Source: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
  • Published: 01/16/2020 05:26 PM

Two firefighters were transported to a hospital Thursday afternoon after being trapped in a burning apartment building in Glendale and rescued by fellow firefighters, authorities said. The blaze erupted about 3 p.m. at a multi-story structure in the 100 block of Carr Drive. Firefighters attacked the flames from the roof and on the ground while launching a search operation for people who were possibly inside. Six people, including at least one child, were medically evaluated. Three of them were transported to a hospital with minor smoke inhalation. A witness captured video of a woman and her child trying to jump out of the window on the top floor as firefighters were arriving. Crews were able to get a ladder up to their apartment and were able to rescue them. Video from AIR7 HD later showed firefighters pulling two of their colleagues from the building and attending to them on the grass outside. Chief Silvio Lanzas said they fell from the first floor of the building into the basement.



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