Heartstopping Video Shows Rescue Of Little Boys Who Jumped From Burning Building

A heart stopping video of two brothers jumping from a burning building is going viral. Thankfully, they were caught by rescuers.

The two reportedly jumped from the third-storey window of a burning apartment building in France. The dramatic footage of the ¡®rescue¡¯ comes from the city of Grenoble; the incident took place on Tuesday.

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According to CTV News, a neighbour in a nearby apartment complex made a video of the incident. The children, three and 10, were apparently locked in the apartment by the parents who left them without keys.

The video starts with the outside view of the apartment, engulfed in thick smoke. First the 10-year-old lowered his brother, trusting the army of his neighbours to catch him. He eventually leaves the brother¡¯s arm who falls dramatically but is thankfully caught by the neighbours. One can hear a woman scream as the boy dropped. The moment is heart stopping. Then the elder brother got out of the window and trusting his neighbours again, jumped and was caught in the arms.

Dozens of firefighters also rushed to the scene to extinguish the fire. Seventeen people were injured during the incident, according to local media. The cause of the fire is not known yet.

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25-year-old student named Athoumani Walid, a rescuer, suffered a broken arm while catching the children. He rushed to the building when he heard shouting.

"I saw the two children screaming. They were at the window on the third floor. There was a lot of smoke, flames, explosions, even inside the building. The children were scared. They were crying,¡± he reportedly said.

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Grenoble's mayor, Eric Piolle, thanked the people who made the heroic rescue. In a Facebook post he wrote, ¡®I would like to congratulate the inhabitants of Villeneuve who made a heroic rescue of two children trapped in their burning apartment today. Hand in hand, they allowed the two little ones to get out unharmed from this drama. True to the tradition of solidarity and mutual aid of Grenoble, particularly perennial at Villeneuve all year long as we saw during the lockdown (food distribution, neighbourhood mutual assistance, concert on the balcony...), it was together that they were able to rescue the kids. Wishing a very good recovery to those who were slightly injured during this impromptu rescue¡¯.

The rescuers really need to be lauded for their efforts in saving the kids.