London Fire: Baby thrown from 10th floor

Publish date: Thursday, 15 Jun 2017, 8:30AM

A baby was dropped from the tenth floor of a blazing tower block and was caught by a man who ran forward from crowds underneath to grab it into his arms.

The miracle rescue occurred as Grenfell Tower was engulfed by flames in a fire thought to have been caused by a fridge exploding which has claimed the lives of at least 12 people.

Samira Lamrani said she saw a woman try to save a baby by dropping it from a window 'on the ninth or 10th floor' to waiting members of the public below.

A huge fire has engulfed Grenfell Tower, which contains 120 apartments, in west London. 200 firefighters have been tackling the blaze with 40 engines. The Grenfell Action Group repeatedly warned about the risk of fire in the tower and claimed a major fire was narrowly averted after a power surge in 2013. It said its concerns were dismissed. Photo: @jasonhawkes

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She said: 'People were starting to appear at the windows, frantically banging and screaming.

'The windows were slightly ajar, a woman was gesturing that she was about to throw her baby and if somebody could catch her baby.

'Somebody did, a gentleman ran forward and managed to grab the baby.'

She added: 'I could see people from all angles, banging and screaming for help.

'Us members of the public were reassuring them, telling them we've done what we can and that we've phoned 999, but obviously the look on their face was death.

'My daughter's friend said she observed an adult who made some sort of homemade parachute and tried to lower himself out of the window.

'The more I looked up, floor upon floor. Endless numbers of people.

'Mainly the kids, because obviously their voices, with their high pitched voices - that will remain with me for a long time.

'I could hear them screaming for their lives.'

Source: Daily Mail.