First responders at plant collapse describe chaotic scene with mass casualties (2 dead)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20140124/NEWS/140129212/1685#first-responders-at-plant-collapse-describe-chaotic-scene-with-mass-casualties

By Henry J. Cordes

In the shattered remains of what had been the International Nutrition plant, four Omaha firefighters worked calmly but furiously to free a man trapped in the rubble.

Operating in darkness, with ice-cold water pouring down on them from a broken fire sprinkler line overhead, they used their hands and a rotary saw to pull away the concrete and steel that pinned the man's legs to the floor.

After more than 20 minutes, they were able to free him and carry him to safety.

But nearby, firefighters found two other men they could not help. Both were clearly dead.

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