Shocking footage shows incredible rescue of child thrown from house fire

The shocking footage was shared on Facebook.

After a fire broke out at a block of flats, residents were forced to evacuate through their window and down a ladder from the third floor. However, a woman lost her grip of a child while climbing down the ladder and was forced to throw the child to safety. Shocking video footage shows the incredible save made by the DeKalb County Fire and Rescue in Illinois when they just managed to catch the child as she fell from the third floor. The fire department shared the footage on Facebook praising the firefighter in question’s bravery.

“Third generation DCFR firefighter Captain Scott Stroup can be seen catching one of the children that was dropped from the third-floor balcony. “Great job by all hands operating on this fire as several lifesaving grabs were made that night.”

The heart-stopping footage has already been viewed over 77,000 times on Facebook, with many taking to the comments to commend the great work of the local fire department.