A woman in the city of Durban, in eastern South Africa, was forced to throw her baby from a burning building on Tuesday. Watch the video at the top of the case.
The burning building is said to have been set on fire by looters. It is believed that the exits down to the street were closed by the flames, which led to the unknown woman having to throw the child down several meters.
In the video, you can see seven people rushing to help the rescued mother. They stood under the woman and the child, to receive.
After receiving the baby, ladders were brought out to help other residents, including children, escape.
The mother was reunited with her baby, but was too emotional to talk about the dramatic event immediately afterwards. Rescue services arrived after 20 minutes to help put out the fire, according to the BBC.
The child must not have received any injuries on landing. Shortly after the baby was down, the mother followed.
The fire broke out in the shops on the ground floor of Smith Street in Durban, which spread quickly. The flames forced many of those who lived in the apartment block to flee from the protrusion, several meters above ground level.
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