FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – New fiery footage released by Fresno Fire shows crews carrying an unconscious man from a burning building in Chinatown.
This happened on Nov. 9, just before midnight on F Street. Despite firefighters’ struggle to gain entry, the man survived. “Fire grows in size every minute,” said Fresno Fire Public Information Officer Josh Sellers.
Sellers says there were security bars on the windows and doors, preventing crews from getting inside as quickly as possible. They had to use saws and hand tools to cut off the bars on the door. “The longer it takes for crews to actually get inside and get water on the fire, start cooling it down, extinguishing it, it’s allowing it to grow and grow and get bigger and worse,” Sellers added…