The chopper video above shows the collapse of a Pacific Coast Highway home in Sunset Beach, California during a fire on Thursday afternoon. News reports indicate the fire started from a grill being used on a deck.
Here is an excerpt from a KCOP-TV article:
One firefighter slipped and fell on the roof, hit a ledge and was taken to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian with injuries to his rib cage.
The resident suffered smoke inhalation and was hospitalized in unknown condition today.
Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley firefighters joined the Orange County Fire Authority to battle the flames, (Orange County Fire Authority Captain Greg) McKeown said.
The video above was shot early in the fire by a member of a production crew working on a TV pilot a few doors from where the fire broke out. Other members of the crew were on Side A and shot video, some of which is in the story below.
Someone who was insensitive and lacked taste would write a headline for that story that reads "Wife beater makes rescue at fire". But we won't do that at STATter911.com. You will understand the reference after you hear the soundbite from the stuntman who braved the smoke to get a woman out of one of the exposures.
