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Video: Ground ladder collapses, crew falls

Firefighters preparing to ventilate a house fire fall when their ground ladder gives way

QUEBEC — Video shows firefighters battling a house blaze with two firefighters using a ground ladder to climb to the roof of the home.

When the two firefighters try to access the roof for ventilation, the ladder suddenly gives way sending both firefighters to the ground.

Other firefighters rush to help; the extent of their injuries is unclear.

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