On October 17th, 1989, Sherra Cox leaves work early to unpack her new apartment. Shortly before 5:00 pm, the building begins to shake. Cox braces herself against a doorframe as San Francisco is slammed by a 7.1 earthquake. The closet door snaps from its hinges and pins her to the floor. She grabs a pipe lying nearby and bangs it on the door. Outside the collapsed building, firefighters can hear her. When disaster strikes and tragedy seems certain, there is only one hope - Critical Rescue - highly trained teams of paramedics, rescuers and doctors. Their jobs are dangerous, their rescues dramatic. But for the victims of a disaster, these courageous men and women are all that stand between life... and death. Content produced and licensed by New Dominion Pictures to Little Dot Studios. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #CriticalRescue #RealResponders

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