The fire quickly took hold as the stairwell acted like a chimney, forcing many of the occupants to jump from the building or climb down drainpipes.

BBC: Jamie Kyne and Jan Wilson

In 1999, he set the world record for the highest parachute jump from a building when he jumped from the Petronas Towers in Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia.

BBC: Profile: Skydiver Felix Baumgartner

He was the equivalent of those who urge a troubled person on the ledge of a building to jump.

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