A terrifying scene unfolded when a massive fire tore through a residential building, leaving a 6-year-old boy stranded alone on a balcony with flames raging just behind him.
Eyewitness footage shows thick smoke pouring from the windows as the young child cries out for help, unable to escape. Panic filled the street below — until one man stepped forward.
Without hesitation, a bystander scaled the side of the building, climbing from balcony to balcony in a heart-stopping effort to reach the child. Onlookers gasped and cheered as he reached the boy, shielding him from the heat and lifting him to safety.
The child was safely evacuated and treated for minor smoke inhalation, while the heroic rescuer was hailed as a real-life superhero.
“He didn’t think twice. He just climbed,” said one witness.
Social media is now calling him the “Balcony Angel.”
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