Saved by the sheer force of arms.
A man residing in a building in rue Paul-Bert in Lyon, in which a fire broke out on Thursday noon, was heroically rescued by one of his neighbors.
On a video filmed by a passer-by, which France 3 relayed, we see a man suspended in the void.
Paralyzed, he clung to the balustrade of his balcony on the 5th and last floor after going through the window to escape the flames.
Posted at the left window, one of his neighbors leans over his balcony to grab his jacket sleeve and hoist it up to him.
With only the strength of his arms while a second neighbor tries to throw him a rope.
#Fire in #Lyon: a spectacular rescue at arm's length ... https: //t.co/MlEXlEoYxK
(image taken from a video filmed by Mr Sidi Mohamed Bendjebbour) pic.twitter.com/l9nDmbMDCt
- France 3 Rhône-Alpes (@ F3Rhone_Alpes) October 14, 2021
The disaster was declared on the top floor to spread to the attic of the building, then to the neighboring building, located avenue de Saxe.
Forty firefighters are still on site to try to put out the flames.
The origin of the fire has not yet been determined.
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