We heard stories from tenants that they saw the fire climbing their window, felt the heat in their apartments, and smelled burning wood.
-- Dozens of people were forced from their homes because of a fire that also left two people dead and nine injured in aCBS 2's Sabrina Franza spoke with those who were still trying Wednesday to figure out where to go.
For a while, the residents were just told to stay put while the fire was still blazing. We heard stories from tenants that they saw the fire climbing their window, felt the heat in their apartments, and smelled burning wood – and still, they were told to stay in their units. The tenant who took the video did so at 10:42 a.m., just a few floors from where the fire began half an hour earlier. The tenant, who asked that we keep his name confidential, finally decided to leave the apartment – against what he says was management's direction.He was not the only person making such a decision. Bankole lives in the building with her daughter – and was shocked to see the fire inching toward their home.
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