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[samhexum]

Indiana passerby rescues five children from burning home, including baby

An Indiana man who was driving by a burning house sprung into action and rescued five people trapped inside before first responders had the chance.

Nick Bostic, 25, entered a Lafayette house in the early morning hours of July 11 and saved four occupants (an 18 year old and three of her siblings) before going upstairs to grab a 6-year-old girl. The heroic passerby then reportedly jumped out of a second-floor window while cradling the child to escape the fully involved fire.

Police body cam video captured the moment a cop took the crying girl from the wheezing man’s arms.

“I need oxygen!” Bostic said as he sat on the curb.

An officer then helped Bostic get up and took him to the other side of the street where a tourniquet was applied to his bleeding right arm.

Here’s the video to go along with the story. pic.twitter.com/TvZ5wzCg1f

“I can barely breathe,” Bostic is heard saying as he lies on the ground panting furiously.

“Is the baby okay? Please tell me that baby’s okay.”

The officers reassured Bostic that the child was fine. She suffered only a minor cut on her foot, according to the report.

“You did good dude,” a cop was heard saying.

Bostic was reportedly hospitalized for smoke inhalation and his injured arm. He was set to be honored by officials during next month’s National Night Out, when local communities celebrate their police departments.

Ticket sales from a Lafayette Aviators baseball game on Aug 2. would be donated to a fundraising campaign for the hometown hero, the article said.

The fire was reportedly started by ashes dumped in a bucket on the front porch, according to the newspaper.

Bostic’s cousin, Richard, created a GoFundMe page to help raise funds for the heroic pizza delivery driver’s recovery after he suffered cuts, burns and blisters on his legs and arm. The page has raised $453,509 as of early Wednesday.

“This kid is the real deal,” Richard wrote on the page. “Sadly, he has some serious injuries and will need help during his recovery.”

Bostic, who delivers pizza around Lafayette, suffered the injuries around 12:30 a.m. on July 11. While he was able to lead the teen and three of the children out of the burning home, Bostic ran back into the flames and fought heavy smoke to search for a 6-year-old child who was still inside. He eventually found her and carried her out through a window. 

His injuries required treatment for several days at a hospital.

Bostic appeared Monday on “America’s Newsroom” and recounted what happened after he spotted the flames and ran inside.

“Before I was halfway into the door, I started hollering if there was anybody in there,” Bostic said.

Bostic said he started to think the house was empty until four people heard him and ran to him. He then led them outside and asked if anyone was left.

“They said there’s a 6-year-old left in there. So, I went back inside,” he said.

Bostic described searching for the child without success and how smoke began to fill the home.

“It scared me a lot,” he said. “But then I started hearing Kaylani’s cry.”

That is one deliveryman who earned a HUGE tip!

 

Edited July 21, 2022 by samhexum
just for the hell of it

[wsc]

His GoFundMe is already almost half-a-million  -probably more by now-  and he deserves every dime of it. Hats off to a brave and gallant man!

Edited July 22, 2022 by wsc

[Luv2play]

I agree he deserves every cent. The damage to his lungs may be with him for the rest of his life. Incredible act of valour.

[samhexum]

1 hour ago, Luv2play said:

I agree he deserves every cent. The damage to his lungs may be with him for the rest of his life. Incredible act of valour.

As a person who came of age in the 80s I had some incredible acts of velour.

[+ purplekow]

I thought this was going to be a thread about sandwiches.  I would be holding out for a sub.  Others would be holding out for a hoagie.  

[samhexum]

3 minutes ago, purplekow said:

I thought this was going to be a thread about sandwiches.  I would be holding out for a sub.  Others would be holding out for a hoagie.  

There's a sub chain in upstate NY called Jreck Subs.  When I went to Syracuse U. eons ago, everyone pronounced it "DRECK", which is Yiddish for garbage.  That always made me laugh.