A Man Was Rescued From The 10Th Floor During A Fire In An Apartment

Victorian firefighters rescued a man from the 10th floor balcony and quickly destroyed a devastating fire in the high-rise View Towers neighborhood on Friday morning. The rescued man is being treated at the hospital with severe burns, the fire department announced. Dan Atkinson, deputy chief of Victoria’s Fire Department, said firefighters responded at about 11:30 p.m. The fire, which was limited to one unit, was extinguished in about 20 minutes. Most of the 19-story building on View and Quadra Streets, which includes 350 units, was evacuated as firefighters received support from Victorian police, Atkinson said. The rescue video shows a firefighter stepping on the balcony railing to pick up the man and then help him climb the railing and a bucket over a fire truck ladder. The man, covered in black soot, falls into the arms of a firefighter who is waiting, as thick black smoke pours out of the apartment. The man was taken to hospital and was recorded in critical condition with severe burns and smoke inhalation. Tobias Jones, a resident of View Towers, told CHEK News that he was just returning home when a fire broke out on the 10th floor. “This fire was right next to my apartment,” he said. “If I lost my work in there, I lost my work of art. “I have collected many native works of art in recent years.” Another resident said he was sleeping in his unit on the 18th floor when the fire alarm went off. “I started to smell smoke, I looked out my door, I could see some smoke in the hallway,” he said. “Right now there will be a lot of water damage and a lot of smoke damage.” A fire in May 2014 in View Towers quickly spread from a ninth-floor suite and caused significant fire and water damage, forcing more than 100 residents to flee their homes for several months. Officials are still determining how many residents could be displaced by Friday’s fire as damage is assessed. The first estimates are that up to nine apartments may be affected. Atkinson said the department was aware of the 2014 fire when it battled the blaze on Friday. He said fire crews were sent to two ladders carrying hoses and managed to put out the fire from the inside out, pushing debris and water out of the building. The 2014 fire was fought from the outside, he said, while Friday’s fire was fought from the inside. Investigators are still searching for the cause of Friday’s fire. “We quickly reached the fire and had a coordinated attack,” Atkinson said. [email protected]