South Korea: Mother drops child from 4th floor when house is on fire

Three children aged 1, 3 and 4 were dropped from a 4th floor window by their mother onto a blanket on the ground when a building in South Korea caught fire.

This scene was captured on a mobile phone and made everyone who saw it feel their heart stop. In the short video, nPeople below screamed and waved as the 30-year-old mother let go of her children and let them fall from the fourth floor. The babies kicked their feet in panic before falling. After the children landed, the mother also jumped from the window. Fortunately, bothAll 4 mother and children survived and were not injured.

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The incident occurred near Osan Air Base, Pyeongtaek City, South Korea.

The image of a baby being dropped from the 4th floor (circled in red) made many people's hearts stop.

The captain of the US Air Force was stationed at that location,Daniel Raimondo, told CNN he was walking to dinner last Saturday when he saw smoke coming from the building ahead. He and his co-workers discussed how they could help those trapped in the building, grabbing some blankets from a nearby store to place underneath. They also gathered others to help hold the blankets, then convinced the mother to let her children down.

SergeantMelanie Scott said the woman reluctantly dropped her three children, ages 4, 3 and 1.

"It was obvious she was very scared and did not want to do that, especially with the last child because the baby was so young. When she put the youngest down, the mother kept shouting 'I love you, I love you...'", he recounted.

In the end, she herself jumped out of the window.At that time, the smoke and fire spread terribly and we couldn't even see her," he said.

Last Monday, the family was rescued, theNigeria, met the benefactors to thank them.

According to VNE