Firefighter Helmet Camera Video Shows Moments Inside Fatal Apartment Fire

Two people died after a fire at an Oklahoma City apartment complex. New video footage shows firefighters racing to put the fire out.

Thursday, October 26th 2023, 10:47 pm

By: News 9, Matt McCabe


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A new video released by the Oklahoma City Fire Department shows the inside perspective of its firefighters as they attacked a 3-alarm fire at an apartment complex near Pennsylvania Avenue and 122 Street in Northwest Oklahoma City on Oct. 20. 

Through an open records request, the department provided several angles from its helmet-mounted cameras worn by firefighters plus additional video from its thermal-imaging drones.

The video shows the moments from when firefighters first entered the structure, to the moment where they briefly backed out because of the out-of-control flames. 

It also captured the moment firefighters skillfully rescued two people from the building and navigated one of those people down a ladder. Both those people were found in critical condition and died in the following days. Their identities have not been released.

Fire investigators are still looking into the cause. But, Oklahoma City police have stated that "foul play" is not suspected.

2 Killed In NW OKC Apartment Fire

Two people are now dead after being pulled from an apartment fire Friday, according to the Oklahoma City Fire Department.

Authorities responded to the fire in northwest Oklahoma City Friday night. The fire was at Penn Station Apartment Homes near Pennsylvania Avenue and Northwest 122nd Street.

The two victims, a man and a woman were pulled from the fire and transported to a local hospital in critical condition. They later died, according to the Oklahoma City Fire Department.

Penn Station Apartment Homes says that they are working with The Red Cross to help house those who were displaced from their homes.

Matt McCabe

Matt McCabe joined the News 9 team in May of 2023 as a Multimedia Journalist. 

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