Baby thrown to safety as fire kills nine

[PosterChild]

February 5, 2008 - 10:09AM

This baby survived after being thrown from the third floor of a blazing German apartment building.
But at least nine people, five of them children, died in the fire in the city of Ludwigshafen, police say.

Police found eight bodies in the building, while one woman died in a hospital after the fire yesterday, police spokeswoman Simone Eisenbarth said. Twenty-two people remain in hospital.

"Unfortunately, we cannot exclude further victims," she said.
Investigators were not able to enter parts of the smouldering building because the structure, much of it made of wood, was in danger of collapsing.

The cause of the fire, which started in the afternoon, was not clear and the victims had not yet been identified, Ms Eisenbarth said.
Police said 24 people - all Turkish citizens - were registered as living in the four-storey building, but more people had been in the house because of carnival celebrations.

Police said the house's old wooden staircase collapsed after the fire broke out and that, in some cases, residents threw their children to police officers before jumping out of the building themselve

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/ba...rthtmlbphotosba/2008/02/05/1202090370546.html

 

[PosterChild]

 

[WoodysGirl]

Do you know if the people who threw the baby survived as well?

That happened here a few years back. A young lady threw her two year old out the window to a fireman. She then jumped and didn't completely clear the metal fence and completely jacked up her leg.

 

[PosterChild]

Do you know if the people who threw the baby survived as well?

That happened here a few years back. A young lady threw her two year old out the window to a fireman. She then jumped and didn't completely clear the metal fence and completely jacked up her leg.

That was my first thought too, but i don't know. Should come out sooner or later. Amazing photos. Surreal.

 

[Route 66]

Woohoo!

Baby Thrown From Burning Building, Lives

By DANIEL ROLAND – 5 hours ago

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany (AP) — Trapped by smoke, the parents of a nine-month-old baby girl faced an excruciating dilemma: if they threw her out of the window, would she be caught four stories below?

The split-second decision paid off: Onur fell safely into the arms of a policeman below. The parents also survived, although the mother was still in a hospital Tuesday, two days after the blaze that killed nine people, including five children.

 

[Route 66]

Still sad to see the rest of the other victims though. Youd think there was some sort of fire escape on the outside for those people.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Woohoo!

Baby Thrown From Burning Building, Lives

By DANIEL ROLAND – 5 hours ago

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany (AP) — Trapped by smoke, the parents of a nine-month-old baby girl faced an excruciating dilemma: if they threw her out of the window, would she be caught four stories below?

The split-second decision paid off: Onur fell safely into the arms of a policeman below. The parents also survived, although the mother was still in a hospital Tuesday, two days after the blaze that killed nine people, including five children.

Thanks for following up, Rowdy. Glad to know that baby won't be an orphan growing up.

Prayers for the families who lost their relatives.

 

[PosterChild]

Woohoo!

Baby Thrown From Burning Building, Lives

By DANIEL ROLAND – 5 hours ago

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany (AP) — Trapped by smoke, the parents of a nine-month-old baby girl faced an excruciating dilemma: if they threw her out of the window, would she be caught four stories below?

The split-second decision paid off: Onur fell safely into the arms of a policeman below. The parents also survived, although the mother was still in a hospital Tuesday, two days after the blaze that killed nine people, including five children.

Thanks; looks like the family is Turkish. Glad the parental units are made it too.