A story of heroism is emerging from a massive fire in Westchester. The flames destroyed seven apartments in White Plains overnight. JessicaMooreTV has the exclusive interview.
People were running outside barefoot, even jumping out of windows to escape the flames, and a man who just happened to be there risked his own life to help.just after midnight. Fire officials say the blaze started on the second floor and quickly spread up to the fifth floor.
"When she jumped, she jumped too far out. I tried to grab her a little bit, and I just grabbed as much as I can. Then we grabbed the daughter. She came down, we grabbed her perfectly," Pagan said."It came second nature. I knew they were in trouble. The fire was right next to them. They were in the window, and you could see the flames next to the window.""I could only grab my baby and run outside ... He's 2 years old," Pyram said.
"We did get to go back in the apartment. It is completely destroyed. We tried to get baby bottles, the bottles were burned. Everything is destroyed," said Pearl Davis, a mother-in-law of one of the residents.
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