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A construction worker escaped death Tuesday when a fire ripped through a newly developed apartment building he was apparently working on in Houston, Texas.

What started as a small fire quickly became an unmanageable blaze as strong wind gusts ignited the flames, according to the AP.

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The video shows a construction worker barely managing to find a safe place to stand as rescuers arrive on scene. He is shown standing on a balcony on the top floor, and as flames quickly creep towards him, he is forced to jump the the balcony below as firefighters fight to reach him with a ladder.

The AP also reports that the man in the video and all construction workers were accounted for with no injuries. It took over 200 emergency workers two and a half hours to manage the 396-unit apartment complex.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

In this photo provided by Christopher Laski a large apartment complex under construction is consumed by fire, sending black smoke billowing into the sky and drawing hundreds of emergency personnel, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Houston fire officials say no injuries have been reported as a result of the dramatic blaze first reported about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Image: Christopher Laski/Associated Press

BONUS: 9 Aerial Photos of the Washington Mudslide

9 Aerial Photos of the Washington Mudslide

Searching in the Skies for Survivors

A Civil Air Patrol plane flies over the massive mudslide that killed at least 14 people and left hundreds missing on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
Houses Flooded by Neighboring River

Though out of reach from the slide, houses and other structures are shown flooded by the backed-up Stillaguamish River on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
Wooden Remains of a House

An aerial photo of a house caught and destroyed in the path of the mudslide on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
House Just Out Of Reach

Another intact house is shown at right where water from the Stillaguamish River flows around the edge of the mudslide on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
House Still Standing

An intact house sits at the left of the devastation caused by the mudslide on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
Aftermath of the Mudslide

An aerial photo that shows the aftermath of the mudslide that has killed at least 14, with 178 missing, on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
Stillaguamish River Backed Up From Mudslide

This aerial photo of the Stillaguamish River shows the river flooding, as a result of the mudslide on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
Surrounding Area Devastated By Mudslide

This aerial photo of shows the full picture of the area ravaged by the mudslide on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
Toppled Trees in the Mudslide's Path

Trees toppled over under the surge of the massive mudslide on Mar. 22 in Oso, Wash.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press

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