Moment man crawls onto ledge as fire engulfs apartment
The terrifying moment a man clings to a narrow ledge to escape a ferocious apartment fire has been captured on camera.
The dramatic vision was filmed in Rome by Australian tourists and shows the young man forced onto the narrow building ledge while flames rage out of a window just a meter away.
The heat from the flames was so intense, the man had to remove his shirt.
Firefighters responded quickly to the scene and were able to contain the inferno.
Rescuers used a crane to reach the man and lift him to safety before before the situation became deadly.
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Local media are reporting the fire began from a short-circuit in his kitchen.
The relieved man has been shaken by the ordeal but has escaped injury.
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