Video: Firefighters attempt rescues on burning balcony in Mass.

By FireRescue1 Staff

LOWELL, Mass. ─ Footage from the scene of a fire in Massachusetts shows firefighters attempting to rescue a victim from the top floor of a burning apartment building on Sunday.

Two people were killed in the fire, and nine others were rescued by Lowell firefighters. Two firefighters were injured during rescue operations.

A video posted to YouTube show tense moments as firefighters on a balcony face flames pouring from windows and climb back onto an aerial ladder while being hit with streams from hose lines.

"It all went to hell in a minute," Deputy Fire Chief Michael Donnelly told the Lowell Sun.

A second clip shows residents climbing from a window onto an aerial platform and down to the ground.