Which is the plot of the movie “Ladder 49”, which stars Joaquin Phoenix and John Travolta?
The film opens with Jack Morrison (Phoenix) saving a man’s life in a burning warehouse in Locust Point (Baltimore). However, the grain being stored in the warehouse explodes, sending Jack tumbling several floors where he breaks his leg. The film follows the efforts of the other men in his unit lead by Deputy Chief Mike Kennedy (Travolta), his longtime mentor, to rescue him while Jack tries to reach a safe area of the burning structure. Interspersed with the current rescue efforts are a series of flashbacks showing how Jack joined the fire department, his meeting with the woman who would become his wife, his relationship with his children, and the bond he formed with his fellow firefighters. After some time working with the firefighting unit (Engine 33) Jack takes a position as a search and rescue member (who enter the burning buildings to locate and rescue people trapped by the fire) on Ladder 49, making his work much more dangerous and challenging as the years pass. (Engine 33 and Lad
