2024-04-24 06:46:41
Real footage like from an action movie. A Peruvian police helicopter rescued a man from a burning building and took him to safety in the capital, Lima.
The footage shows how a rescuer descends with a rope from the helicopter and, after managing to hook the distressed man, the two successfully climb up, bTV reports.
The man was saved by Petty Officer Veronica Coagüila, who risked her life to pull him out of the air. The authorities thanked her for her brave act.
Veronica Coagüila has a decade of service in the police force and experience in rescue missions in challenging environments such as the Peruvian jungle. She reported that the rescue team arrived in the area in just three minutes.
“The alarm went off and all of us committed and alert staff gathered on the ramp to decide which team would go to the rescue. Subsequently, the aircraft was launched and we headed to the emergency area”, says Veronica Coagüila.
More than 10 fire brigade teams were dispatched to the scene to extinguish the flames, local media reported.
The man is in good condition after the spectacular rescue.
The fire started in a wax warehouse. The building had rooms for storing candles and incense. The reasons for the accident are still being clarified.
The rescued citizen Juan Cardenas, who was trapped in the raging fire, thanked and congratulated the national police for the risky and successful operation.
“Thank you to the entire national police, to the doctors, to all the professionals. I was on the eighth – the top floor, there was no way out. I didn’t hear anything and then I saw the helicopter and they pulled me out,” he commented.
There were also other trapped people in the building who were promptly evacuated.