The couple jumped from the 4th floor of a building in Patos de Minas, 397 km from Belo Horizonte, to escape a fire on Saturday (14). According to the Prime Minister (Military Police), the fire was caused by an 11-year-old granddaughter.
A grandparent had to jump from a building to escape a fire started by their 11-year-old granddaughter after a fight over a mobile phone. The video shows the couple in action. – Photo: Portal R7/Internet/Reproduction/NDAccording to the R7 portal, the child became angry when he was forbidden to use a mobile phone. After the fight, agents said, she set the living room couch on fire while her grandparents slept.
The couple lives in a residential apartment and woke up to find the space filled with smoke. While trying to escape, they found the bedroom door locked.
Due to the difficulty of rescuing the couple, the victims used neighbors’ mattresses. Mattresses outside the building helped cushion the fall.
Witnesses filmed the moment the couple jumped from the building. In the pictures, a man can be seen helping a 53-year-old woman hang herself outside the building.
The fire department took control of the fire and assessed the structure of the property. Samu helped a woman whose legs hurt. She was taken to the Antonio Diaz Regional Hospital. The man was not injured.
According to the prime minister, the couple’s granddaughter confirmed that she set the sofa on fire, locked the apartment doors and went rollerblading near the house. Since she was underage, the girl was left in the care of her mother.
Watch a video of the fire escape:
Source: Ndmais