Six of the nine who died came from Charleston Fire Station No.16. Jonathan Tyrrell was saved by firefighters from the same station:
The lights went out. He tried 911 again. This time, the call went through. The operator transferred him to a firefighter. We're on the way, the voice told him. Get down as low to the floor as possible
About two minutes later, he heard firefighters outside. He yelled to them...The firefighters used axes to hack a hole in the wall. The opening was only about a foot and a half wide. Tyrrell felt two pairs of strong hands hauling him out. He was too lightheaded to focus on his rescuers' faces. One had red hair. Another had a tattoo...
Yesterday, Jonathan and his wife and 5-year-old daughter went looking for his rescuers. They found them.
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