DATE: November 2, 2000
DAN RATHER: (Voiceover) 48 HOURS, we take you there.
(Footage of fire station; firefighters preparing for fire)
Unidentified Man: (Voiceover) Fire at 263 Franklin Street.
(Footage of fire trucks; Worcester Cold Storage ablaze)
RATHER: (Voiceover) It started with a candle and exploded into an inferno.
Chief MIKE McNAMEE (District Chief; Worcester, Massachusetts): This fire was a
monster.
(Graphic on screen: I'm in the doorway of the 5th floor; footage of fire,
firefighter)
Unidentified Man: I'm in the doorway of the 5th floor.
RATHER: (Voiceover) Six firefighters are trapped...
Unidentified Firefighter #1: You couldn't see anything in there.
(Footage of firefighters at work)
RATHER: (Voiceover) ...trying to rescue a homeless couple.
(Photo of Jerry Lucey)
Mrs. MICHELLE LUCEY: If he knew anyone was in the building, he would be right
in there.
(Photo of Paul Brotherton)
Mrs. DENISE BROTHERTON: He was doing his job.
(Footage of Worcester Cold Storage ablaze)
RATHER: (Voiceover) Exclusive details...
What's going through your head at that point?
Chief McNAMEE: We've got to get this done. We don't have a lot of time.
(Footage of firefighters)
RATHER: (Voiceover) ...from the heat of battle.
(Footage of Worcester Cold Storage ablaze)
Chief McNAMEE: All of a sudden there was a radio message.
(Footage of fire; graphic on screen: Give us some sound of which way to go.
We're running low on air. We want to get out of here.)
Unidentified Firefighter #2: Give us some sound of which way to go. We're
running low on air. We want to get out of here.
(Footage of Bill Lagattuta; Julie Barnes)
RATHER: (Voiceover) And Bill Lagattuta has the remarkable story of the homeless
teen-ager accused of helping to start the fire.
Mrs. DEBB KING: When I saw the picture, I knew immediately.
(Footage of paper; Barnes)
RATHER: (Voiceover) Will an amazing twist of fate turn her life around,
forever?
Mr. TIM KING: This tragedy doesn't need another victim.
(Footage of Worcester Cold Storage ablaze; onlookers)
RATHER: (Voiceover) A devastating fire that captured the nation's heart.
Mr. JIM LYONS: I said, `My God, my son is trapped in that building.'
(Footage of fire; photo of Jay Lyons; footage of firefighter)
RATHER: (Voiceover) Heroes Under Fire.
