Baby is dropped 4 stories to safety
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Trapped by smoke, the parents of a 9-month-old girl took a chance and dropped her from their apartment window, hoping that she would be caught four stories below.
Their split-second decision paid off as Onur fell safely into the arms of a policeman. The parents, who were not identified, also survived, although the mother was in a hospital two days after the fire in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Some of the building’s residents were Turkish immigrants. Authorities were investigating whether arson was involved in the blaze Sunday, which killed nine people, including five children.
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