18 APRIL, 2016, DRAMATIC FOOTAGE SHOWS RESCUERS CATCHING SEMI-NAKED WOMAN AS SHE JUMPS FROM WINDOW OF BURNING BUILDING
18 April, 2016, Dramatic footage shows rescuers CATCHING semi-naked woman as she jumps from window of burning buildingThe woman escaped serious injury even though a sheet held in the street below by horrified neighbours to break her fall ripped on impact Dramatic footage shows rescuers CATCHING semi-naked woman as she ... Search inside image The unbelievable escape happened in the town of Cedeira in Galicia, Spain at 10am on Saturday The woman panicked when fire broke out in an electrical panel by the front door of the block of flats and smoke began to fill the building. The woman, 47, had previously tried to escape out of the door but was forced back in by the smoke.
That is when closed the doors and climbed out of the window. Her boyfriend had gone out for a walk with the dogs while she stayed in bed and returned to find the chaotic scene and his girlfriend hanging by her fingertips. Taxi driver, Antonio Rey told La Voz de Galicia: "I saw her body half out of the window with smoke all around her and you could barely see her." On the street below, the woman's partner and other residents rushed to get blankets to cushion her fall. The dramatic video posted on Youtube shows her let go and plummet through the sheets. She then hit the pavement with considerable force but survived. She was taken to hospital suffering from a chest injury. Fire crews who attended the scene said the woman would have died if her fall had not been cushioned by the rescuers
They praised the Good Samaritans for their actions but said the right thing to do in such emergencies would be to close the door and go to an open window if possible. Any cracks under doors should be padded with wet towels or clothes. The trapped person should then wait for the arrival of the emergency services.
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