A Canadian father dropped his one year old baby from a burning apartment to safety. His neighbor, who was about six meters below, caught the baby to assure the safety.
According to reports, the fire broke out at about 8 am Edmonton time which prompted the evacuation of the residents. Edmonton Fire Rescue Captain Shayne Page said that they received numerous calls about the fire which started through one of the bedroom windows of the apartment building.
The parents, Vanessa Machiskinic and boyfriend Adrian Key, attempted to escape the apartment through the hallway. However, they were met with thick smoke which led them to think first of their baby’s safety.
They immediately broke one of the windows in the balcony using a chair and one of the building’s residents offered to catch the baby.
The fire was brought under control within an hour. The damage has been set at half a million dollars.
