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30. April 2021 – 13:31 Clock
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To escape the fire, the girl jumps from the balcony
How many Guardian Angels can a person have? Eight-year-old Mahogany McBride is definitely more than one. The little girl from New York not only survives a fire that breaks out in her apartment, but also the jump from the sixth floor of her apartment building in the Bronx. She comes to the hospital seriously injured. Neighbors film the girl’s brave act that saves her life. You can see the incredible pictures of the rescue operation in the video above.
The fire brigade no longer has time to set up a rescue network
Mahogany McBride probably has more than a guardian angel: She survived the jump from 18 meters, seriously injured.
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At around 6 p.m. on Wednesday evening, residents saw large billows of smoke coming out of the 17-story apartment building on East 169th Street in Morrisania. It is the apartment where the Mahogany McBride lives with her family. For an unexplained cause, a fire breaks out there in the early evening. The eight-year-old’s mother is not at home at the time, which is why the girl is being supervised by her aunt. The New York family lives on the sixth floor of the apartment building. In a very short time, the flames took over the entire apartment. The child’s aunt manages to escape into the hallway while the little girl runs to the balcony. The fire rages between the two. Mahogany no longer has a chance to get to the front door. She is completely enclosed in the flames. In order to save herself, she only has one option: she has to jump 18 meters into the depth. At that time, the fire brigade has already arrived and is trying hard to get to the child. But there is no more time to set up a rescue network. Mahogany, courageously jumping into the depths.Mahogany breaks both legs while jumping from the 6th floor
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Flame inferno: the eight-year-old jumps 18 meters out of her apartment to save herself from the flames.
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The girl lands on a small lawn below her balcony. A crowd quickly forms around the seriously injured girl. “Six floors? How can that be? Thank God she’s still alive,” says one resident. The firefighters present explain that Mahogany could not hesitate a second longer with their decision because the fire was already so close. “She landed on the ground. I think she deliberately aimed at the meadow and not the sidewalk,” says FDNY Deputy Chief Anthony Montera. A decision that will save your life. The girl comes to the hospital with broken legs. Even the aunt, who managed to escape into the hall, needs immediate medical treatment. Both are taken to the nearby Harlem Hospital. It will be a while before Mahogany can romp around with her friends again. Still, she is definitely the lucky guy of the week.
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