Girls Leap From Dance Studio Balcony To Escape New Jersey Fire

Dramatic footage has emerged of people having to leap from the balcony of a burning building in New Jersey on April 9 to escape the advancing fire.NJ.com reported that a group of girls were forced to make the jump after become trapped in a dance studio on the first level of the Edgewater building.Authorities said five people were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.A preliminary investigation found the fire broke out on the first floor of the multi-use building. Alongside the dance studio, the building also housed a restaurant, auto-body shop, and a health spa. Credit: Ilker Kesiktas