Firefighter's helmet camera captures dramatic rescue

FRESNO, Calif. - A camera atop a firefighter's helmet, captured the dramatic rescue of a Fresno family from an apartment fire.

Crews helped a total of seven people escape from the fire in central Fresno on Saturday, including a family of three on the second floor whose only way out was through a window.

Fire had taken over the stairwell and the smoke was too thick to walk through.

A mother handed her baby to firefighters on a ladder, then climbed to safety, followed by her husband.

The stairwell was damaged, but it could have been much worse.

The landlord said he was grateful the flames were put out so quickly, and everyone's lives were saved.