US EditionA Paris man will be decorated for saving children from fire
PARIS, FRANCE, JUL 05 – Fousseynou Cissé rescued six people, including two infants, from a sixth-floor fire caused by discarded fireworks, earning praise from French President Macron and Paris officials.
- On July 4, Fousseynou Ciss rescued six people from a burning sixth-floor apartment in Paris by guiding them across a narrow ledge to safety.
- His actions followed a fire started on the second floor, while in Aberdeen, Washington, on July 5, Derrick Byrd saved his niece and nephews from a house fire caused by improperly disposed fireworks.
- Ciss helped two infants and four others, including adults, traverse a 65-foot ledge, while Byrd caught two nephews jumping from a window and carried his niece through flames despite sustaining severe burns.
- French President Emmanuel Macron praised Ciss’s 'quick thinking and courage,' Paris Police Chief Laurent Nuñez plans to award him a medal, and Byrd declared, 'I would do it all again even if it means dying for the children.'
- These incidents underscore the risks of fireworks, prompting community support, official honors, and police reminders to safely dispose of fireworks to prevent future fires.
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