CHAPTER 7 It had taken less than five minutes to locate the people that were still trapped on the upper floors. Wyn’s men took over battling the flames as Nick and his men headed up the search and rescue, but it was slow going. At times the fire would flame up, breaking through the floor, and he and the others would have to work around it or call for backup with a hose to douse the area. The longer the search took, the bigger Nick’s headache became. All the sounds around him were excruciating. He gritted his teeth and kept going, lives were at stake. One of the worst things to deal with, Nick was finding, was the brightness of the fires. At times, they glowed so strong that he had to close his eyes and turn his head. He was afraid his retinas would be damaged if he didn’t. Heading out