Teens Rescue Elderly Man Trapped In Building Fire

In a dramatic encounter two friends were able to rescue a man who was trapped on his balcony after a fire broke out in an apartment in north-central France.

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Dombaev Dzhambulat and Ouloubaev Aslan, scaled up the building without any safety equipment. “He said to me, ‘I’m scared, I’m scared, I can’t walk’, Dzhambulat recalled.

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Dzhambulat and Aslan carried the elderly man from his smoke-filled balcony to an adjacent balcony.

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When Aslan was asked by reporters if he was afraid, he said, “I saw an old person in trouble and I did not hesitate to climb,” Aslan said, “I did not have time to be afraid, I had to go.” Firefighters arrived soon after to put out the fire.

Watch the heroic rescue video below.

Verse of the Day

“fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Hebrews 12:2