Capt. Bright with Charlotte Fire's Rescue 10 describes how his crew rescued workers from the massive South Park fire on May 18. Bright breaks down with emotion while telling reporters how firefighters communicated and eventually rescued a crane operator who was trapped in the middle of the huge five-alarm fire in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Firefighter McMillan said he saw the two victims inside the burning building but he was unable to rescue them before his own life was at risk.
"Unfortunately, there was nothing I could do. The conditions of the building were just too much at that point," McMillan said. "They worsened and I had to escape. The second floor was engulfed in flames and smoke and I was barely able to escape in time."
McMillan said the building was starting to collapse, giving him a view of the victims on the sixth floor from three floors below.
"We did everything we could," he said. "By the grace of God we rescued who we could ... When I got up on the third floor I spotted the victims and I heard the screaming. That's when I noticed the conditions of the building started to change. A lot of smoke was coming up, meaning that the fire was traveling up. At that point, I knew my life was in danger."
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