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Waco siege survivor describes escape from fiery compound

December 30, 2017 / 01:37

This episode features a harrowing account of survival during a fire in a temple, discussing the chaos and fear experienced by those trapped inside.

The guest recounts the moment when a tank breached the building, creating a hole that offered a potential escape route. As smoke filled the area, panic ensued, and the urgency to escape intensified.

Amidst the flames, the guest describes the physical pain endured, including severe burns, and the desperate prayers for rescue. The narrative highlights the struggle to survive in a life-threatening situation.

Ultimately, the guest reflects on the trauma of witnessing others unable to escape and the overwhelming sense of relief at making it out alive.

TLDR

A survivor recounts escaping a burning temple amid chaos and fear.

Episode

1:37
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where were you and how'd you make your way out well as the ramming went on the ones that were with me in the temple
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when the tank would come in the front and spray we'd move his father back as we could tank had pushed a big hole in
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the wall so we kind of sampled you know if we jump out this hole will they shoot
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us we didn't know I think it was about noon somebody from upstairs yelled the buildings on fire all of a sudden all of
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this smoke came down this outside of the building and when it got to the hole it
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got sucked in and everything turned black you couldn't see anything and praying saying Lord you better do
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something if you're gonna get us out of this I'd have probably been burned to death except that people behind me
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further into the building started screaming so I jumped up and I stumbled over all this debris and jumped out of
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the hole and when I got out I I kind of looked back and the hole was just a mass
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of flames and I thought man I'm the only one that got out the skin was rolling off my hands it
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wasn't blistering it was just rolling off it was a big like a fireball went up at the hip out in the center of the
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building then when I saw the fireball I said well nobody's getting out of there now

Badges

This episode stands out for the following:

  • 90
    Most heartbreaking
  • 85
    Most shocking
  • 80
    Most dramatic
  • 80
    Most intense

Episode Highlights

  • A Desperate Escape
    As smoke filled the building, a prayer for survival was uttered: 'Lord, you better do something.'
    “Lord, you better do something if you're gonna get us out of this.”
    @ 00m 43s
    December 30, 2017
  • Survivor's Reflection
    After escaping the flames, the survivor thought, 'Man, I'm the only one that got out.'
    “Man, I'm the only one that got out.”
    @ 01m 10s
    December 30, 2017

Episode Quotes

  • Man, I'm the only one that got out.
    Waco siege survivor describes escape from fiery compound
  • The skin was rolling off my hands.
    Waco siege survivor describes escape from fiery compound
  • Nobody's getting out of there now.
    Waco siege survivor describes escape from fiery compound

Key Moments

  • Desperation00:43
  • Narrow Escape01:10
  • Severe Burns01:18
  • Fireball01:29