Almaty fire rescue: Thai woman throws child from fifth floor of burning flat

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A heart-stopping moment was captured in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan when a woman decided to throw her child out of a window from the fifth floor of a residential building engulfed in flames. Bystanders, ready with mattresses, managed to catch the child and later the woman as well, when they both escaped from the relentless fire.

 

Local media reported the incident last night. A video clip captured the terrifying scene of a 16-storey apartment house enveloped in black smoke gushing out of a flat on the fifth floor. It also showed the distressed woman clutching a youngster standing dangerously on the brink of a window. Amidst the tumult, people quickly spread out a mattress below the window in anticipation of the woman dropping the young child down. Amidst horrified screams, the swift rescue operation was successful as emergency services personnel stationed near the scene swiftly picked up the child in an ambulance.

 

Not long after the first breath-stopping event, gasps erupted again when the woman climbed onto the window ledge herself. Once again, the mattress was quickly positioned to cushion her harsh descent, with a rather loud thud marking her fall. Miraculously, she survived the dangerous fall as well.

 

by Nattapong Westwood 

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod.

 

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????#Kazakhstan: Desperate mother throws her children from burning building in terrifying bid to save them.

The #fire broke out in a residential building in #Almaty, killing 1 woman and injuring 43 people.

Video: @Eyaaaad https://t.co/uYy1fn1WIh pic.twitter.com/wzvpCgkb0Y

— Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 2, 2023

[smedly]

wow

[Davidlong]

That's terrifying, I hope I'll never expwrience anything like it

[Scouse123]

19 minutes ago, Davidlong said:

That's terrifying, I hope I'll never expwrience anything like it

Don't buy a high floor apartment.

[JeffersLos]

22 minutes ago, Davidlong said:

That's terrifying, I hope I'll never expwrience anything like it

Yes, they could easily have sprained their wrists or even dislocated an arm joint. 

[Purdey]

Amazing catch. Wish England had some of these people in the Ashes.

[Tug]

Glad they survived wonder how badly they were injured anyway a happy ending!