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U.S. soldier rescues women and children from fire

By Lim Jeong-yeo

Published : May 3, 2016 - 13:01

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A U.S. airman rescued six people including three children from a burning building in Osan, Gyeonggi Province, Saturday, by rallying the public to hold up a blanket for the trapped occupants to jump onto.

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Master Sgt. Daniel Raimondo, upon seeing the burning building outside Osan Airbase, urged the people on the street to help hold a blanket while convincing the three mothers to throw their babies and then themselves from the fourth floor window.

A video of the rescue was posted online by fellow officer Bill Frost, who posted the video of the incident and introduced Raimondo as a “stellar airman and teammate.”

The video has been shared over 1,100 times on Facebook.

By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)