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Construction worker Curtis Reissig on Houston fire rescue

27 March 2014 Last updated at 11:40 GMT

A construction worker who was rescued from a burning building in Houston, Texas has thanked the firefighter who saved his life.

Curtis Reissig found himself trapped on a balcony before Fire Captain Brad Hawthorne arrived with a ladder allowing him to jump to safety.

ABC's Gio Benitez reports.

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