Heart-pounding video shows a construction worker trapped on the ledge of a burning apartment complex in Houston, Texas, flames closing in.  How he escapes this ordeal is nothing short of amazing.

The man knows he must jump to a lower floor to escape the inferno, as fire crews attempt to move close enough to pull him to safety. Minutes later, the $50 million apartment building will collapse like a house of cards.

 

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