Valiant Citizens Rescue 3 from Burning House

BOOM – A woman and her two daughters were rescued from their burning house around 1:30 this morning by passers-by here in this city near Antwerp. Later, fire fighters evacuated a fourth resident, a man, who was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

"Some guys noticed that a terraced house was engulfed in flames on Veldstraat," said a spokesman for Boom's fire department. "They awakened the residents and warned the emergency services."

The women in the house threw their keys down to the street, allowing the concerned citizens to make their way inside. They managed to get the three female residents out of the front of the house. Firefighters soon arrived and rescued the man.