A total of five residents had to be rescued by firefighters.
Just one of the apartments was “significantly damaged.” Officials said firefighters had to enter the building with breathing apparatus to save a man on the second floor. It took 15 fire trucks and 100 firefighters to put out the blaze.
So I put him on my back and took him down the stairs.” “I heard that there was a guy on the fourth floor who I had heard was deaf and blind, so I was trying to go to him to rescue him out of the building. r6w6d9NXes- Coffee Afrik CIC – liberation, healing, 3 horizons August 5, 2022 Zack found an elder, who is blind & placed him over his shoulder. The two Zack’s & Saeed ran into a burning building. PLEASE can we recognize our boys, from our young black men hub, HERO’s. I said I’d find disabled people and another friend was pointing people to the exits,” Digaale, 18, told the Big Issue. Digaale rescued a disabled man, carrying him on his back to safety. They reportedly started knocking on doors and alerted residents that the building was on fire and they needed to evacuate. Ibrahim, Sakariye Digaale and a third individual known as Saaed were near a community center in east London when they heard an explosion and saw smoke, The Independent reports.
“I just know if I had my nan or mum in a building … I wish people did that because nowadays I’ve seen people only care for themselves, so I hope this changes people and it becomes a domino effect where everyone starts to help in any way,” Zakariya Ibrahim, 18, said. The young men hope their actions inspire others to help those in need. Three Black teenagers who sprung into action to save occupants of a burning building are being called heroes, but one of the rescuers said helping others in danger is a normal reaction.
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