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Fireman survived fall through house floor

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LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Liberty Township firefighter John Meyer was on the front line inside a burning house, something he said he's experienced many times.

What happened next was all new to Meyer, but the stories he's heard about it was deadly: He fell through the floor of the burning house and was stuck.

"I was crawling and just happened to hit a hole that must have burned through the floor," Meyer said. "I had zero visibility and it was a very tight hallway."

He was scared but he kept pushing, and when a fellow firefighter pulled him out, Meyer got back to work.

Watch the video above WCPO - 9 On Your Side's Scott Wegener to hear Meyer tell his story.