A baby survived after being thrown out of a third-storey window to escape a fire in a flat in France.
A disturbing video shot on Sunday afternoon shows the six-month-old flying through the air in the western city of Nantes.
Youths scaled the apartment to try and get the child and his parents out as flames and thick black smoke engulfed their apartment.
"Very brave locals saw the fire, and began to climb up the building to carry out a rescue," said an investigating source.
"The mother and father were slowly lowered down the side of the building, but in the meantime, the baby was simply thrown out of a window.
"Thankfully, a mattress had been placed on the floor, so the baby was not as badly injured as might be expected.’
The baby was rushed to an emergency ward, where on Tuesday he was described as being out of danger and recovering.
His parents also spent a night in hospital, but were only slightly injured, said the same emergency services source.
The drama took place on the Bottiere council estate, where community leader Kenza Zekkar shot the video.
Johanna Rolland, the Mayor of Nantes, called on French President Emmanuel Macron to ‘honour and recognise’ the rescuers.
Mr Rolland said: "People were rescued thanks to the bravery and heroism of the young people present there who formed a human chain as they climbed to the third floor of the building to snatch them from the flames.
"Respect and Recognition for these young people."
