This is the heart-stopping moment firefighters rescued a six-year-old boy from a burning balcony in Brazil.
Firefighters came to the rescue of the child who was hiding on the fourth floor balcony.
They managed to rescue him by balancing precariously on a ladder while the apartment went up in flames.
The boy’s 38-year-old mother was also rescued with burns on more than 60 percent of her body.
Eight other people were also on the fourth floor of the building, but were unharmed, according to firefighters.
The 6-year-old boy was trapped on the edge of his balcony as it caught fire. Firefighters bravely balanced the ladders to try to rescue him as he hid behind a television antenna.
A firefighter climbs from the balcony below, balanced precariously on a window sill as he tries to reach the trapped child.
A team of rescuers swings ladders on balcony ledges to reach the boy and take him to safety. She suffered minor burns
A video clip shows the terrifying moment the little boy was rescued from the edge of a balcony where he was curled up as flames engulfed the apartment where he lived with his mother.
The boy can be seen clinging to wiring and hiding behind a Sky antenna outside his apartment.
While there, with sirens blaring and people screaming, he wipes his eyes and face before an upstairs neighbor leans out of the window and tries to shout at the frightened boy.
As the flames burn inside the apartment, the boy crouches down to hide behind the television antenna.
Black smoke billows from the apartment and engulfs the houses above as the boy remains petrified on the edge of the balcony.
A downstairs neighbor briefly goes out onto his balcony and watches in horror as the boy stays there.
He returns with two firefighters who gesticulate frantically and begin climbing on the balcony furniture in a desperate attempt to reach the boy.
A man in a black and white cap climbs over the railing to the balcony below before tying himself to the railing for safety.
The firefighter then climbs onto the apartment’s window sill and crawls to the balcony above, clinging to the balconies and pipes as he reaches for the child who is screaming in terror.
The rescuer reaches out to grab the terrified boy while his team clings to the ladder. The child’s mother was taken to the hospital with burns covering 60 percent of her body.
The brave fire team extends their arms to carry the boy to safety while their rescuer carefully lowers the ladder.
Then, another lifeguard lifts a ladder from below that is handed to him by some men on the ground. The team of six then works to precariously position the ladder against the wall and prop it on the balcony below as the small arch cowers in fear.
While the ladder is secured, a brave firefighter slowly climbs the dangerously balanced ladder while a team of rescuers keep it safe.
He drags the six-year-old boy out of hiding while people in the apartments above throw clothes out of the windows.
The intrepid firefighter grabs the child and tucks him into his chest before carefully descending the ladder with the child in his arms towards a team below who extends their arms to carry the child to safety to the balcony below as cheers and applause rise. they listen. a crowd watching.
The fire devastated an apartment block in Serra Gaúcha, southern Brazil, on Tuesday, May 14.
The fire seriously injured a 38-year-old woman who was taken to hospital and treated in intensive care for severe burns.
Their little boy suffered injuries and burns to his arms and legs but was discharged after receiving medical attention.
The other eight who lived on the fourth floor where the fire started were unharmed and managed to escape.