Lionhearted firefighter catches baby thrown from 2nd floor of BURNING building (photos, video)
- A heroic firefighter expertly caught a baby thrown from the second floor of a burning building
- The baby's father was desperate and the firefighter came to the rescue
- Both the baby and its father were reported to be fine
A heroic firefighter expertly caught a baby thrown from the second floor of a burning building in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday, April 19.
Firefighters were putting out the fire on an apartment building when a desperate father called out from the second floor holding the baby out.
Firefighter Robert Sutton acted fast and urged the father to drop the baby into his arms, after which he quickly took him to safety away from the billowing smoke.
The firefighter Robert Sutton speaking to a local reporter after his fast-acting rescue effort
An onlooker in a separate building named Larry Carter took a video of Sutton's incredible rescue effort and shared it online.
Carter described the incident to a local reporter: "All of a sudden you heard a man screaming. When I heard there was a baby, my heart started fluttering. But the firefighters [got] up to the window fast and the one guy just caught it like a football pass. It was something to see."
READ ALSO: Good news as bag of rice is sold N11,000 in Kaduna
Sutton is seen catching the baby and taking him to safety
For his part, Sutton said: "He was a little guy, so when I heard his father yelling 'Help,' and saw him hanging out the window with the baby in his arms, I just went into action. I just did what any of the other firefighters out here would have done."
READ ALSO: Pilot turns plane around to allow elderly couple say goodbye to their dying grandson
Both the baby and his father were reported to be fine. The cause of the fire has not yet been established.
Sutton taking the baby away from the smoke
Watch the incredible video below.
Watch the video with President Buhari holds the baby of the rescued Chibok girl:
Comments
Post a Comment