Terrifying video of 2 teens dangling from window of burning building goes viral. Watch

A terrifying video of two teenagers dangling from a window of a burning building has gone viral online. The New York City Fire Department confirmed that the fire was caused by lithium-ion batteries from an electric bike.

A terrifying video of two teenagers hanging from a window of a burning building has gone viral online. The incident happened in East Village, New York. The viral video showed two teenagers, aged 13 and 18, trying to escape the burning building through the window. Yesterday morning 2 teens—a 13 and 18-yr-old— escaped a burning building in East Village, NYC. In the video you can see the first teen hanging from the window then stand up and hold on to a pole and help the second person.(1/2)pic.twitter.com/xzHP5QqM2I Thank you, Lord, for your mercy.My condolences to the family of the person that sadly did not survive. Fire started from lithium batteries in electric bikes that were in the apt. Escapees are siblings. Mother is in critical condition, her partner is the fatality. Prayers up. Those kids deserve recognition far beyond Twitter for their bravery. Incredible. Oh my god! The people running to catch them once they realize they have to slide down that pipe is what humanity should be all the time. A non hesitation effort to help a person in need The bravery under such dire circumstancesI’m so glad they’re ok. Unfortunately one life was lost in the fire but it could’ve been so much worse.

The clip started with one of them hanging from a window in the building. After a few seconds, the first one managed to grasp the pole beside. While that happened, the other one started climbing outside and was helped by the one on the pole. They didn’t wait for the rescue teams and slid down the pole on their own as the fire had started to engulf the whole building.