. >> most of the residents at the northridge meadows apartments, including steve langdon, are at homee quake rattles them out of their beds. >> the only thing i could think about is trying to get under something or getting to the doorway. i took a couple steps and there was a dresser that was against the wall that hit me in the chest and it knocked me back down. >> firefighter mike henry on the overnight at the firehouse is jolted out of his sleep. >> it was such a ferocious sound. my initial thought was we had a bomb that hit the fire station. >> he and his crew head out immediately to assess the damage. and when they get to the northridge meadows apartments, everything looks fine to him. >> the people that were out in the street said the building was collapsed. and we shined a light on the building, and it looked like it was fine. >> henry doesn't know it yet, but the building is anything but fine. steve langdon, whose apartment is on the first floor, is laying face down on his mattress still struggling to get to his feet. >> and i couldn't figure out what was on top of my head beca