cherem conner -- cheryl con -- conner has more. >> reporter: it's going to be a long night for peopleive here. you can see they are looking at the damage to the building. we understand the fire started at 3:21 this afternoon. this was put out about 24 minutes later. the fire went to two alarms and was contained to the basement apartment. both water and smoke damage is in two other units. he was in a middle apartment. tell me what you witnessed? >> basically, i was laying on the couch watching t v.d i heard someone run into the hallway screaming help, help. there was a whole bunch of smoke. the smoke started coming up to the apartments. i dumped my things and ran out the door. >> reporter: you had to put the jacket over your face? >> yes, fame. >> oar -- ma'am. when i first came out, my lungs were burning a little bit but i didn't pay any mind to it. >> reporter: there was a 64-year-old woman who had to be rescued. did you notice anything? >> when i ran behind me, there were two people carrying her out. there was an older lady. >> reporter: thank you for waiting patiently. we appreciat