![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/woman-dangles-from-20th-floor-by-rope-while-being-rescued-during-high-rise-fire/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_THP_CHP_071122Slug_07303JPG.jpg&description=A total of 34 people were rushed to hospital after becoming trapped on the 20th floor of a 37-story building in Manhattan as firefighters were seen using rope to help desperate residents downNew York: Woman hangs from high rise as firefighters attempt rescue This is the terrifying moment a woman had to be rescued from the 20th floor of a building on fire. Heroic firefighters were caught on camera helping residents escape a high-rise block of flats in New York on Saturday that left more than 30 people injured - including five firefighters. Two people were rushed to hospital in critical condition and two others were in a serious condition after becoming trapped on the 20th floor of the 37-story building on East 52nd Street in Manhattan. According to the New York-Presbyterian Hospital there were 34 patients rushed to hospital and 28 had been discharged as of Sunday evening. The New York Fire Department have praised their workers after remarkable footage showed firefighters using a rope to help a woman trapped in the inferno. Brunswick explosion: Fire rips through chemical plant as homes evacuated Firefighters rescued the woman from the 20th floor of the burning apartment in Manhattan Patti Ryan, who shot the video, wrote on Twitter : "In my entire life I have never seen anything more #HEROIC than what I just witnessed from #NYC apt…Trying to escape smoke, she slipped, hanging 15-20 stories up. THANK U to our heroes!!!#FDNY@FDNY.' Darren Harsch, one of the four firefighters involved in the dramatic rescue, said it is very unusual for firefighters to use rope. He admitted: "This is an extremely rare type of rescue. We don't do this often." The fire department said the use of the rope was a 'last resort' and isn't something used normally. New York City Fire Department Deputy Assistant Chief Frank Leeb said the huge fire at the door of the apartment stopped residents from climbing out and escaping the fire. Heroic firefighters were seen using a rope to get a resident down){kind=link}
A total of 34 people were rushed to hospital after becoming trapped on the 20th floor of a 37-story building in Manhattan as firefighters were seen using rope to help desperate residents down
This is the terrifying moment a woman had to be rescued from the 20th floor of a building on fire.
Heroic firefighters were caught on camera helping residents escape a high-rise block of flats in New York on Saturday that left more than 30 people injured – including five firefighters.
Two people were rushed to hospital in critical condition and two others were in a serious condition after becoming trapped on the 20th floor of the 37-story building on East 52nd Street in Manhattan.
According to the New York-Presbyterian Hospital there were 34 patients rushed to hospital and 28 had been discharged as of Sunday evening.