. >> reporter: one of the passengers who survived, eugene rau, another and a airline attendant in action. >> flight attendants go back and forth between the aircraft and the safety zone and helping passengers, you know, too come to the safety zone. i feel bad just looking at her doing all that. so we, you know, feel that just went in and tried to help her. >> reporter: today we learned new details about the many hats the flight attendants wore. part rescue team, part firefighters. >> they were also fighting the fire as the evacuation went on. there wasn't fire in the cabin while the passengers -- most of the passengers were in there. but as the evacuation went on, the fire did continue and the flight attendants and the flight crew were involved in trying to fight the fire on the inside. >> reporter: but days after the tragedy it set in. not all the flight attendants were here at the press conference today. others are still recovering in the hospital. ryan takeo kpix 5. >> the chinese consul met with victims of the flight. he visited chinese passengers who were still in the hospital at sf