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Grandma falls to death but saves baby from fire
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-01-16 09:40

A brave woman fell to her death but not before she saved her infant granddaughter from a fire.

The 58-year-old woman, Wang, rushed to the balcony with her son, daughter-in-law and the baby after a fire started in their fourth-floor apartment in Jinjiang, Fujian province, on Monday morning.

Neighbors carried over a high ladder to help them escape, but Wang missed her step and fell backwards, hitting her head on the ground. The baby, which was tied to her stomach, was safe in Wang's arms.

The fire was nearly completely out by the time firefighters arrived.

(Straits Metropolis Daily)