Hey, it's Nancy. Before we begin today, I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to

Crime Beat early and add free on Amazon Music included with Prime. A young Calgary couple was settled in bed on a fall evening in a small residential

neighborhood on the eastern edge of the city.

The girlfriend had already fallen asleep,

but her boyfriend was lying awake.

He opened the window to let some cool fresh air into the room.

At about 1.30 in the morning, on November 18, 2004,

he heard the sound of breaking glass. He assumed someone was breaking into a

vehicle, a sound not unfamiliar to people living in the city.

Curious about what happened, he got up to take a look outside.

Across the complex located in the community of Applewood Park,

he noticed a glow in the living room of one of the other townhouses.

He watched as the light grew. The window coverings appeared to melt away.

That's when he realized it was a fire.

He grabbed his phone and dialed 911.

The man told the operator the flames were growing and smoke was billowing out.

He could see his neighbors banging on the door trying to alert the occupants

that their home was on fire.

As he described the horrible scene,

he witnessed someone jump out of the second story window.

He hung up, quickly got dressed, and ran towards the burning building

to try to help the woman who had just escaped the fire. She was hysterical, screaming for her children who were still trapped inside.

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