Mother has to drop child (2) to escape fire, seven cats also present in house

A woman and her child got the fright of their lives in Helmond on Wednesday morning. While they were sleeping, a fire broke out in their home on the Volderhof. Thanks to the help of local residents, they were able to escape the fire.

Corrie de Bruijn is still trembling after the fire in her neighbour's house at the Volderhof in Helmond on Wednesday morning. She heard screams and once outside, she saw a woman with a child in her arm standing in a window, with plenty of smoke coming out. Through a heroic rescue effort by local residents, they were able to be rescued. “Drop it,” Corrie shouted. The fire in the house broke out around nine o'clock on Wednesday morning. “I heard s…