Early video: Firefighters rescue man from burning apartment building in Richland, Washington & some great citizen moments.
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On Thursday evening firefighters in Richland, Washington pulled a man from a burning unit at the Casa Grande apartments on George Washington Way. The man is reported to be in critical condition, suffering from smoke inhalation. He was flown to a Seattle hospital for treatment. There is early raw video on the clips above and below. You will note the neighbor posing for pictures in front of the burning building in clip 1 and the other neighbor who has advice on how firefighters should put out the fire in clip 2.
Firefighters encountered thick smoke as they entered the burning building to rescue the man trapped inside his first-floor apartment.
“They were in full smoke blackout trying to get the patient out,” said Richland Fire Chief Grant Baynes.
Richland Fire Marshal Kurt Hubele said the firefighters pulled the victim out through the front of the building. “They couldn’t even tell where they were until they got out,” he said.
