Will Sawyer, the leader of the FBI Hostage Rescue Team and a veteran of the American war, is now evaluating the security of skyscrapers. While on assignment in Hong Kong, he discovers that he has been framed for the sudden fire in the world’s tallest and safest building. Will, a wanted man on the run, will track down the culprits, clear his name, and somehow free his family, which is trapped inside the building, above the fire line.