Illinois firefighters survived flames erupting through an outside window while battling a house fire recently.
The Decatur Fire Department posted a video taken by a resident of the Dec. 28 close call for the crew. In it, firefighters including one on a ladder are outside, near one of the windows, as they're fighting the home blaze. Thick smoke then begins to pour out, and suddenly, flames shoot through the window.
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Fortunately, firefighters were not hurt in the fire, the Decatur Herald & Review reports. A 67-year-old woman died in the blaze, however.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, and the fire department is asking the public's help, according to the newspaper.