Crystal Inferno Page #3

Princesses,

romance, what next?

I hope a boy draws

that for me one day.

You wish, Anne.

(BEEPING)

What the hell?

Shut it off!

[MAN] What?

Shut it off!

(BEEPING)

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

(BLASTING)

(SCREAMING)

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

(YELLING)

(SIRENS BLARING)

No!

(BLASTING)

(SCREAMING)

(SHATTERING)

(CRASHING)

(LIGHTS BUZZING)

(DRAMATIC INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(SIRENS BLARING)

I'm sorry, is anyone

else hearing this?

It's the fire alarm.

Does your client wish to add

anything else to her outburst?

Not for now, thank you.

(SIRENS BLARING)

- Fire alarm, do we care?

- I'll look into it.

(SIRENS BLARING)

Adria?

[ADRIA] Yes, sir.

Be a good girl,

and go downstairs,

and find out what's

going on, please.

- Yes, sir..

- Thank you.

(COUGHING)

(SIRENS BLARING)

There's been an

explosion, the transformer.

We need to evacuate

the building,

and get the firefighting

unit here now.

(COUGHING)

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

(SIRENS BLARING)

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

How bad is it?

You keep me up to speed on this.

Machine room problems on 20.

- Something overloaded.

- Dammit.

Couldn't it have held

for just one more week?

They said they'll have

it under control soon.

(PENSIVE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

No, Anne, Anne, you don't

know what you're doing!

What are we gonna do, Ben?

- What are we gonna do?

- Shut up!

I don't know!

Help, help, we're

stuck in the elevator!

Help, help!

Help us!

(BANGING)

(SIRENS BLARING)

Help us!

Help us!

(SIRENS BLARING)

Ben...

It's no use.

No one...

Can hear us.

[BEN] Help us!

Help us!

(SIRENS BLARING)

[MAN] Is there anyone there?

Is there anyone?

[ANNE] Yes, help us,

we're stuck in the elevator!

[MAN] I hear you.

We're gonna get out of here.

(SIRENS BLARING)

[MAN] Are you alright?

Yes, please help us,

get us out of here!

I can't do it on my own.

I need to go and get some help.

No, no, don't leave us!

Don't leave us!

I have to close the door,

otherwise the smoke'll kill you.

No!

(COUGHING)

- No, please!

- Come back!

[ANNE] No!

No!

(YELLING)

(SIRENS BLARING)

(CRASHING)

(SIRENS BLARING)

(CRYING)

(SUSPENSEFUL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Get these people out of here.

And secure perimeter.

(SUSPENSEFUL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Come on.

(SUSPENSEFUL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Ready?

Thank you, Mark.

The UBX Tower, on of the

newest structures in Antwerp

and one of the tallest

buildings in Europe is on fire.

(DRAMATIC INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

It appears the fire is

emanating from the 20th floor.

The building searches

the UBX Tower,

there are more than

60 stories tall.

Firefighters are limited

in the way to deal

with fire such as this.

You may remember the fire

in the Green Tower in 1979,

which was left to

burn out for two days

because there were no

ladders of firefighting tools

capable of reaching floors

over the 30th floor.

Oh my god.

We need to get

out of here before

this becomes another 9-11.

9-11 was commercial

jets full of fuel,

this is a very

different situation.

This building is

not gonna come down.

(SIRENS BLARING)

Do you see the

size of those flames?

There are fire

suppression systems

throughout this building.

The safest thing

that we could all do

is just stay here and

wait till they put it out.

You seem pretty

confident about

these fire suppression systems.

This is her business, she

knows what she's talking about.

Yeah, well, I'm in

the business of getting

the hell out of a building

when it's on fire.

Alright, let's all

figure out the best way

- to get out of here.

- I'll take the first one.

The first what?

Elevator, stairs,

or stay, yes?

I'll take elevators anytime.

Yeah, well, that's a bad

idea because you have no idea

what condition the

elevators are in.

They could be filled

with toxic smoke.

I'm afraid I'm with

my wife on this one.

9-11, the ones

who got out first

were the ones who lived.

Who's with me?

Moving down the building

towards the fire itself

could actually increase

your chances of survival

by reducing the amount of

smoke you may encounter.

Don't, don't...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

You're not coming?

No.

If you do anything,

take the stairs.

They were at least designed

to be a fire refuge.

But down 60 floors?

That's gonna take forever.

I'd rather take my

chances on the elevators.

(SIRENS BLARING)

(SLOW INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

No, please, don't.

I'm sorry.

(PENSIVE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

(SIRENS BLARING)

Adria, where are you?

I'm up top, Paul!

Everyone's taking the elevator.

What, wait, what's that?

They're taking the elevator!

Should I go down with them?

The elevator, no,

don't use the elevators.

Stay away from it,

use the stairs!

Oh my god, don't, please!

Sorry, you'll have to take

the next one, we're full!

No!

(SIRENS BLARING)

Fire expert, Jeanne Michele,

says a fire such as this

is usually by various

fire suppression systems

built into the building.

Why those systems haven't

been able to control

the fire so far

is quite unusual.

It makes the whole

installation and operation

of various fire suppression

systems of the UBX Tower...

Hey, Ben...

What?

Where?

- What is it?

- Hold on.

What floor?

Where, what floor?

Wait, what's going on?

Hold on, Ben.

They're here.

What do you mean

here, what here...

- Here in the building?

- Yeah, here in the building.

They're stuck in an elevator.

Well, what floor are they?

I don't know somewhere

near the fire.

Well, are they above

or below the fire...

I don't know!

Give me the phone,

just give me the phone!

Ben, honey?

What floor are you on?

There should be a

number in the elevator.

Can you see a number?

No, the last

number I saw before

the lights went out was 20.

We should be somewhere just

below the 20th floor now.

(PENSIVE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

There's lots of smoke and fire.

He started coughing because

of the smoke and left.

Okay, Ben, I need

you to take your shirt,

and I need you to put

it over your mouth,

and you need to tell

Anne to take her shirt,

and put it over her

mouth and over her nose.

You needs to breath

through your shirts.

Do you understand?

[BEN] Yes.

Use your shirt,

that's it, that's it.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

God dammit.

(DRAMATIC INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

We have a dozen people

in an elevator, sir.

They're coming down

from the 60th floor.

Well, I guess that

we need to get 'em out.

Now, lieutenant, go.

Tough break.

They say we should stop

the elevator and walk down.

Yeah, whatever.

Why did we do this anyway?

Relax, everything's fine.

We're goin' down.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(COUGHING)

It smells like smoke.

Didn't she say the

smoke might be lethal?

(COUGHING)

(RUMBLING)

Cover your mouths, everyone!

- (COUGHING)

- Help, help!

Let me out!

(COUGHING)

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

(SUSPENSEFUL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

We do not have any

reports on how many

dead or injured people

are caused by the fire

here at the UBX Tower.

We do have an official report

that at least 12 people are

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