Four municipal police officers rescued a 5-year-old girl on Wednesday, who was in an apartment, in the grip of a fire, in Béziers (Hérault), reports Free lunch. It was neighbors, alerted by the cries of the girl, on her balcony, on the fifth floor of a building, who alerted the municipal police. After evacuating the residence, they broke down the door of the accommodation in which the little victim was, with an ax, and rescued her, continues the regional daily. The fire was reportedly caused by an electrical problem on a hob in the kitchen of this apartment.
The four police officers, who managed to extinguish the flames with a fire extinguisher, inhaled fumes. They were attended to by firefighters. The apartment having been badly damaged, the family will be rehoused by the services of the city of Béziers.