. >> reporter: carmen garcia and her boyfriend michael saw the apartment from their apartment windowar away. the couple says they called 911, and immediately began helping people out of of their apartment. >> we pulled some older lady out the bottom unit. an older guy who lives around here. we were looking and helping everybody outside. >> reporter: and then there was someone else who needed help. >> after we thought we got everybody outside, she saw somebody in the room trying to kick a window out and me and this other guy, we broke these things, and throwing them at the window because it was so hot to get close. >> what if there is somebody down there and there is already flame around the window. >> larry shot home video of the fire and he said one of his friends was injured. >> injured, yes. taken to the hospital. >> reporter: five of the 16 people who lived in the burned building were taken to local hospitals. those with injuries or burns are thought to be very serious. this 19-year-old man also lived in the building that burned. when firefighters left the scene, he went back to