Baby Plunges To Waiting Arms Of Police
February 3rd, 2008 by GiGi
It seems that many times in life our decisions backfire and we spend endless time rehashing the spontaneous action. Fortunately a split second decision paid off for the parents of this 9 month old baby girl. The childs parents along with 29 other people were trapped in the fire in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The child and her parents survived the blaze.
With the staircase destroyed by flames, adults also jumped for their lives while others formed human ladders to help save people trapped inside, police and rescue workers said. Children from lower floors were handed to rescue workers atop an ambulance. Some who jumped missed rescue nets laid out by police.
The residents of the building were believed to be immigrants from Turkey.
There were nine deaths in the blaze including five children. Another 28 people were injured in the blaze.
Police did not release the name of the policeman who caught the child, but said he was injured after he fell to the ground and struck his head. He was treated at a hospital and released.
I believe the story epitomizes the endless gratitude we owe our much maligned Police and Fire departments. The quick action by bystanders and apartment residents is a tribute to the resourcefulness of man in a time of crisis.
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