FREE newsletter is packed with the best (and weirdest) stories from around the world A dramatic video shows a former American football player dive to catch a toddler thrown 30ft from a burning building by his mum – who was herself on fire.
Phillip Blanks, who played the sport at college and is also a retired US Marine, heard shouting near his apartment in Phoenix, Arizona on July 3 and went to investigate, only to be confronted by a tragic scene.A mum and her three-year-old son were trapped on the balcony of their apartment with orange flames from the raging inferno surrounding them.The screaming mother, who witnesses said was on fire, then threw her son down to a neighbour who was standing below, ready to catch him.Footage shows the.
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