Stunning video: Firefighter catches falling child from burning apartment building
ATLANTA – A firefighter's life-saving catch was caught on camera in Georgia.
A child was tossed to rescuers from the third floor of a burning apartment complex.
The video was recorded from a firefighter's helmet camera on Jan. 3. The flames trapped people upstairs and forced them to throw several children to safety. The child's father desperately threw the child from a third-story balcony to a Dekab County firefighter.
Officials said 12 people, including eight children, all suffered minor injuries.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
NBC News
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