With a fire in the French capital Paris last Saturday, a man saved two families – and risked his. To do this, he climbed out of the window on the sixth floor of a residential building. Now the “Hero or Paris” must be granted.
Fousseynou Cissé climbed out of the window to save two adults and four children from the burning neighboring apartment. Various international media have reported on this.
Cissé actually wanted to bring himself and his own family to safety for the fire. But: “When I went, my neighbor called me and told me that people were locked up on the top floor,” the 39-year-old Radio Station France Info told.
Here you can see a video of the rescue operation:
Rescue operation 20 meters high
Cissé then climbed out of the window of the neighboring apartment and went to the apartment next door – about 20 meters above the ground – to save the two families. Initially, the mothers held two babies who died of Cissé to his neighbors. He then helped two slightly older children and the two mothers to get to safety.
“It was not calculated, it was an instinct:” we have to go “. So I jumped in to help,” said 39-year-old about Radio France Info. A neighbor had filmed the rescue operation and published on social networks. Cissé is celebrated there because of his brave action.
Should get a price
In the meantime, French President Emmanuel Macron even reported to the 39-year-old to thank him for his civil tour. The president invited the “Heroes of Paris” to a ceremony in which he must be recognized for his actions. The police chief of Paris, Laurent Nunez, said on Monday that he would give Cissé a medal “as recognition for his courage and his dedication,” as ABC News reported.
Cissé is not a French citizen, he currently has a home permit and works as a freelance receptionist in schools. However, he hopes to work soon if he gets French citizenship.
Source: Krone
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