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Friday 16 June 2017

Miracle Of Girl, Four, Who Was CAUGHT By Hero Neighbour After She Was Thrown From The FIFTH Floor Of Grenfell Tower Inferno By Her Desperate Mother

Girl, four, caught by hero Grenfell Tower neighbour
The shell-shocked child survived the fall from the fifth floor after her neighbour, named only as Pat, plucked her from the sky 'like a rugby ball'. A witness said he then tucked her 'into his chest' and cuddled the little girl as they sheltered from falling debris under a tree. As the little girl closed her eyes her saviour is shown staring up at the fire above, which consumed the entire 27-storey west London tower in minutes on Wednesday morning. Tragically the five-year-old's mother is feared to be among those who perished in the Grenfell Tower disaster, which is believed to have claimed more than 100 lives. Resident Kadelia Woods, 20, said: 

The trapped were heard begging for their lives while waving white towels, torches and mobile phones - it is believed few would get out


'The mum was holding her out of the window and was screaming for help. 'Pat was calling: "Drop her, I'll catch her". The mum was screaming: "No, no, I can't!" Pat kept reassuring her and then the girl dropped. Pat managed to catch her like a rugby ball tucked into his chest.'

The little girl was treated by paramedics at the scene and Pat was taken to hospital, according to the Mirror. 
Resident Kadelia Woods, 20, said: 'The mum had the little girl's head wrapped in a towel and was holding her out of the window and was screaming for help. The fire was raging like crazy. It was about 2am and the flat was filled with smoke. 
'Pat was calling: 'Drop her, I'll catch her'. The mum was screaming: 'No, no, I can't!'
'Pat kept reassuring her and then the girl dropped.
'Everyone's hearts stopped but Pat managed to catch her like a rugby ball tucked into his chest.'
Pat's catch is one of many acts of great heroism that have emerged in the aftermath of the worst fire in Britain for decades. 

A baby who was thrown from the burning building is also thought to have survived unharmed after being caught by an anonymous member of the public.
Samira Lamrani, an eyewitness at the scene, said she witnessed a man run forward to catch the child after a woman on the ninth or 10th floor indicated she wanted to drop it out of harm's way.

She said: 'A woman was gesturing like she was about to throw her baby, if somebody could catch her baby.
'And somebody did and a member of the public, a gentleman, ran forward and managed to grab the baby.'
Ms Lamrani said she believed the child survived unharmed.

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