High Heat Above the Street | National Geographic

inside intense flames scale the walls

inside intense flames scale the walls the terrified tenant is trapped over

the terrified tenant is trapped over

the terrified tenant is trapped over fifty feet up in danger of being burned

fifty feet up in danger of being burned

fifty feet up in danger of being burned alive

alive

alive with rescue unable to reach him

with rescue unable to reach him

with rescue unable to reach him neighbors below try to get the man a

neighbors below try to get the man a

neighbors below try to get the man a ladder but with no way to anchor the

ladder but with no way to anchor the

ladder but with no way to anchor the rungs it’s no use now put yourself in

rungs it’s no use now put yourself in

rungs it’s no use now put yourself in his place with the temperature rising

his place with the temperature rising

his place with the temperature rising would you know how to get down alive

what would you do a escape the flames by

what would you do a escape the flames by climbing into a neighboring apartment B

climbing into a neighboring apartment B

climbing into a neighboring apartment B hang on to the windowsill until rescue

hang on to the windowsill until rescue

hang on to the windowsill until rescue can reach you or C climb back in and lie

can reach you or C climb back in and lie

can reach you or C climb back in and lie flat next to the window

here’s what you should consider you’re

here’s what you should consider you’re trapped in your apartment 50 feet above

trapped in your apartment 50 feet above

trapped in your apartment 50 feet above the ground with an unforgiving

the ground with an unforgiving

the ground with an unforgiving incinerator blocking your exit out the

incinerator blocking your exit out the

incinerator blocking your exit out the front door ablaze like this can easily

front door ablaze like this can easily

front door ablaze like this can easily destroy a full sized home in less than

destroy a full sized home in less than

destroy a full sized home in less than an hour a one-bedroom apartment like

an hour a one-bedroom apartment like

an hour a one-bedroom apartment like yours could go down in a fraction of

yours could go down in a fraction of

yours could go down in a fraction of that time your polyurethane couch

that time your polyurethane couch

that time your polyurethane couch cushions the nylon in your carpet are

cushions the nylon in your carpet are

cushions the nylon in your carpet are spewing out toxic fumes including deadly

spewing out toxic fumes including deadly

spewing out toxic fumes including deadly cyanide gas a lighter than air chemical

cyanide gas a lighter than air chemical

cyanide gas a lighter than air chemical it’s pick siient that interferes with

it’s pick siient that interferes with

it’s pick siient that interferes with the normal use of oxygen by nearly every

the normal use of oxygen by nearly every

the normal use of oxygen by nearly every organ in your body you’ve made it to

organ in your body you’ve made it to

organ in your body you’ve made it to your window but with no fire escape it’s

your window but with no fire escape it’s

your window but with no fire escape it’s up to you to survive think fast and

up to you to survive think fast and

up to you to survive think fast and choose wisely

choose wisely

choose wisely make your choice a B or C