‘Trust me and jump’: South Korean cop catches child escaping burning factory
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SEOUL – A police officer in South Korea managed to catch an elementary school pupil who had to jump out of a second-floor window of a burning building, the police said on Sept 6.
According to Pyeongtaek Police Station, a fire broke out on the third floor of a factory building in Poseung-eup, Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi province, at about 4pm on Sept 5.
Police officers evacuated the area but later heard the young boy crying for help, stranded on the second floor of the building.
Unable to enter the building, which was already in flames, a police officer shouted to the boy: “Trust me and jump”. The officer managed to catch the child after he jumped out of the window.
The boy is being treated for smoke inhalation at a hospital near the factory building. The fire was extinguished by firefighters at about 5.35pm.
Officials investigating the cause of the fire preliminarily suspect that it was caused by an electrical short circuit. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
