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.
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