GoPro has shared a remarkable 4K video showing firefighters in Chile entering a burning building to tackle the flames engulfing the house.
The astonishing footage was uploaded to the GoPro YouTube channel on November 8 with the title “Firefighter’s Raw POV.”
POV means Point of View and for this jaw-dropping clip, the viewers get fireman Joseth Abel Espinosa’s point of view as he enters a burning house in the Chilean capital Santiago.
The three-minute 48-second clip starts with Espinosa charging toward the burning building before entering and immediately opening his fire hose. His jet begins to extinguish the flames.
Espinosa is joined by his colleagues from the Third Fire Company of Ñuñoa, a commune in the northeastern sector of Santiago. Espinosa can be heard breathing heavily into his apparatus as the house crumbles around him.
The team moves through the property quelling the flames as much as possible. The awful noise of crunching metal and water hitting objects mixed with the low visibility throughout the video makes it an intense watch.
Flames are raging under the piles of rubble and it is a wonder that Espinosa has any idea where he has at all. The frightening nature of this job left many dumbfounded by how brave firefighters are.
“In total awe and shock and feel an overwhelming sense of respect for these heroes,” writes Lopez on YouTube. “Damn, that’s wild. Much respect. I think we all logically know what firefighters do, but to see it from this perspective brings a whole new level of understanding,” adds Knoxville.
GoPro describes the firefighters as “the brave men and women of the Third Fire Company of Ñuñoa” who “went to work” to put out the flames engulfing the burning house in Santiago.
“With a GoPro filming, the firefighting team arrived on the scene, rolled out the hose, and sprung into action, as seen in fireman Joseth Abel Espinosa’s POV,” writes GoPro.
“While the house was lost, thankfully nobody was injured as a result. We thank our first responders and everyday heroes for their selfless actions day in and day out.”
GoPro notes the Red Cross’s advice that if a fire occurs inside your home, get out, stay out, and call for help.
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