Diving Area - Hallway with Burners Beyond the Helipad (Part 1)

In the control room beyond the HELIPAD, there's a narrow hallway with 2 burners and a trapdoor between them. The switch on the right turns off the first burner; the button on the left turns off the second.

For the first part of this sequence, you'll only need to extinguish the first burner. So pull the switch.

Side flip to the left.

Then run forward onto the trapdoor, which collapses dropping Lara into a shallow pit.

Roll.

Run forward (i.e., back toward the first burner) so Lara hits the wall of the pit. Press Action to pick up the M16 RIFLE and some clips.

Then quickly climb out of the pit and run past the burner before it reignites.

NOTE: If you're too slow and the burner comes back on, it's still possible to get out safely. Stand facing either side wall. Step forward so lara's chest is against the wall. Sidestep until Lara's foot touches the edge of the square with the burner. Then side flip over the burner to safety. Lara will lose a little health but she shouldn't catch fire.

BUG NOTE: If you're playing the Windows PC game and have used the Tomb Raider multi-patch from tombraiderchronicles.com or the Steam or GOG download versions, you may find you're unable to side flip here. Instead Lara hits an invisible barrier just below the visible ceiling. If this happens, use the switch or button and then just turn and run. Unfortunately, this won't help if you're stuck in the pit beyond the lit burner. In that case, you'll need to reload or uninstall the game, reinstall without the patch, and try setting the program compatibility mode following the instructions here. Or use the fligh patch to cheat your way out of the passageway.

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