Plumes of thick dark smoke can be seen coming out of the under-construction school, where a worker was trapped on the roof. The unidentified man reaches for a piece of rope attached to the crane, finally catches it, and manages to hold on for dear life until the crane softly drops him to the ground. According to Almaty's emergency department, insulation material burst into flames, resulting in a gas explosion and setting the entire building alight.

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