Incidents of bravery and valour make us proud, no matter which nationality the people are from. Heroic tales may come from people of any country and still, as humans we have gratitude towards them.
A footage of a firefighter, Capt. Scott Stroup is going viral for all the right reasons. A fire broke out in Georgia in the US and the city’s fire brigade came to the rescue.
According to CBS News, Scott is a third generation fighter and his commitment to saving lives can be seen evidently on camera.
In the video, it can be seen that the baby is dropped from the balcony up in flames. Like a superhero, Scott catches the young child. Fire captain, Eric Jackson even said,
“We were catching babies like a football – literally. There were adults that were on the balcony that were dropping their babies right into our arms. We had a couple firefighters catching babies, so it was just really incredible.”
Scott caught the baby dropped by the parents who were trying to descend a ladder to escape the apartment fire. He even carried the baby away from the burning building and collapsed to the ground. Watch the video here:
WHOA! A dozen residents rescued from apartment #fire in #GA. #Firefighter catches a child thrown from a balcony. Amazing footage. @DCFRpubaffairs @DCFRlocal1492 Watch: pic.twitter.com/Ow2G7pnNs6
— Vanessa Morales (@NewsDeskChica) January 15, 2018
The video was captured on another firefighter’s helmet camera. Almost a dozen people were injured too in the fire mostly due to smoke inhalation.
After the courageous incident, Scott has somewhat become an internet sensation. He’s receiving praise and applause from everywhere.
1. Bravo!
https://twitter.com/JonBowen/status/953118133908369408
2. Yeah, you guys try to stay safe too.
https://twitter.com/mpringlemn/status/953064738006724608
3. The gallant effort deserves a loud round of applause.
Wow! Thank you firefighters for always having our backs in these dangerous situations. You guys are amazing.
— spilled.pepper (@crystalsatierf) January 15, 2018
4. So emotional.
Who else got tears watching this one? To all #FireFighters and I mean ALL, You will never know the true extent of your heroism or our unwaivering Gratitude! #ThankYou
— 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙧𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀🖤 (@TweetsfromLML) January 15, 2018
5. It was a great team effort.
👨🏻🚒OMGoodness Firefighter makes a life-saving catch when a mother throws her baby over a 3rd floor balcony in an attempt to save her from a 🔥 raging fire 🔥 inside a Georgia apartment building Thank you, First Responders, for your Service 👨🏻🚒pic.twitter.com/9pdGK1G1Tk
— Constitutional Republic TEXT TRUMP 88022 (@CRRJA5) January 15, 2018
We are giving a standing ovation for the brave fight put up by firefighters every day. Thank you for risking your own life to save us! You deserve all the love you get for you valiant effort.
And Scott, you’re a hero!