here as leanne melinda's on how it all unraveled. leanne: midmorning, this cellphone video shows a higher quickly spreading throughout a section of this apartment complex. >> we believe it started on the ground floor and spread vertically through the wooden decks on the exterior. >> before firefighters had even arrived, teachers and students from rosa parks elementary watched as smoke was coming out of the residential building. the schoolyard is right behind the apartment complex. >> i yelled for my amazing coworkers to clear the yard and move the kids away from the fire. >> sicily and vincent, both teachers, ran towards the apartments. this was all happening during the recess period. the children were quickly sent back inside the building, and it is fair to say that had it not been for those teachers, it is likely the outcome would have been much worse. both teachers pulled down the fire escape ladders. reyes went inside to rescue residents. >> i went inside this building here where the fire first started. i actually seen the fire. i