In a daring escape, a firefighter was captured on camera jumping to safety from the top of a building while battling a massive fire in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood.
The video shared on micro-blogging site, Twitter, showed a firefighter being left behind on a rooftop as flames approached him.
Talk about bravery. A Chicago Firefighter jumped to safety from a roof to the building next door as they were fighting a fire at 2712 S Lowe. pic.twitter.com/xPfKboFd48
— Sarah Jindra (@SarahJindra) February 19, 2021
In one part of the video, the firefighter could be seen sitting on a rooftop, preparing himself to jump to the building next door while in later footage, he could be seen safely jumping on the other building, as fire engulfed the other building.
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Although the cause of the fire could not be known yet, it emerged that the extra-alarm fire started around 7 am Friday. Power lines in the area caught fire, causing a bigger problem for firefighters to control the flames.
In another video of the incident, fire crews were seen sliding down a ladder from the roof as smoke overtook the area.
Here’s a look at the firefighters on the back of the roof escaping via ladder. pic.twitter.com/NFSXVlA98b
— Sarah Jindra (@SarahJindra) February 19, 2021
According to Chicago fire officials, all crew members are accounted for, while at least four firefighters were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
