Video: Firefighters rescue woman from fire in residential building

A dramatic video has emerged from China of firefighters rescuing a woman from a fire in a residential building.

The video, captured in Huaian, Jiangsu Province last Tuesday, shows thick smoke and huge flames coming out from the sixth-floor of a residential building.

Firefighters can be seen trying to extinguish the fire with a hose.

According to local reports, it took 20 minutes to the firefighters to put out the fire and the woman was sent to hospital with minor burns.