WATCH: Worker at River Edge strip mall hilariously narrates facade collapse

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Show Caption Hide Caption WATCH: River edge strip mall worker reacts after facade collapses Courtney Lichtenberger was at work in a River Edge strip mall when the front facade came crashing down onto the parking lot outside.

A woman working at a store in a River Edge strip mall where the facade collapsed on Tuesday went live on Facebook to narrate the ordeal. And it was hilarious.

Courtney Lichtenberger, 24 from Secaucus, started a live feed from National Artifacts, a vintage comic and collectibles store, shortly after the incident.

"I didn't know the integrity of the roof so I was worried perhaps it would start coming down, so I started recording in case something terrible happened to me," Lichtenberger said. "I wasn't doing that thinking, 'Oh this would be a great Facebook video!'"

In the video, Lichtenberger describes what she heard as the facade came crumbling down, leaving a pile of bricks and metal outside the store's door. She shows the aftermath through the glass front of the store.

The live video also helped to alert her family and let her talk to them through the ordeal.

"It kind of grounded me because having friends of mine being able to watch and comment in real time and talk to me made me feel a little better," she said.

In the video, Lichtenberger goes from completely shocked to ultimately resigned, telling viewers "My life's a [expletive] meme."

But don't worry, she ultimately escaped safely with some help from firefighters.

After ending the live video she checked the door in the back, but couldn't get it to budge. She later learned that people in the neighboring stores had similar issues.

At that point, she could already hear emergency vehicles and police outside, so she called 911 to let them know she was in one of the stores.

Firefighters moved bricks out of the way and popped the door open, helping Lichtenberger climb over the rubble to safety.

"They were very quick getting there, they were awesome," she said.

In the end, nobody was injured in the incident. Even Lichtenberger's car, which was parked right outside the store was able to be driven home (though the van parked next to her wasn't so lucky).

"If it was later in the day that would probably have been a really devastating situation ... it was just really lucky."

Watch the video above to hear the entire tale.

Rodrigo Torrejon contributed to this story.