A video of a dramatic rescue of a seven-month-old baby who fell from the fourth floor of an apartment building in Chennai and got stuck on the roof has gone viral on the internet. The 2-minute 20-second video shows the baby dangling from the edge of a tin plate on the second floor of an apartment building in Tirumuraivoyar, near Avadi, as residents gather to rescue him. .
The footage, recorded from a balcony in the opposite block, shows people holding bed sheets to prevent the baby from falling as the man climbs through a window onto a first-floor balcony.
As rescue efforts were underway, the baby was seen slipping onto the edge of the roof. Another man then climbs onto the balcony railing and tries to grab the child as residents scream. The man recovered, reached out his arm, grabbed the baby, and handed it to the people inside the apartment.
According to reports, the girl suffered minor injuries to her arms and legs and was taken to the hospital.
Watch the viral video here:
A video of the incident made social media users curious about how the child fell from the fourth floor and has been viewed almost 1 million times.
Reacting to the video, one user commented: where are my parents? Maybe you're watching a web series. ” Another user wrote, “According to the information gathered from this thread, it appears that the baby slipped from the mother's hands from the balcony on the upper floor and fell on top of this shack. Because of this, all apartment balconies are safe It's very important to set up the grill and net. It's a miracle he's okay.”
“Thank goodness it all ended well. I hope they block the baby's path to get there,” a third user wrote.
In December 2023, a three-year-old boy died after falling from the eighth floor of an apartment building in Navalur, Chennai.
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Date first uploaded: April 29, 2024, 09:58 IST