“I didn’t have a second thought. I walked into the room and grabbed the child from the flames”

Editor: Panos Γαρουφαλιάς
It takes a shitload of soul to do something so dangerous. It’s greatness to put in a second your own safety to…
save a 4 boy from the flames.
The 37 year old firefighter Elias Αρβυθάς is the man who with a terrible self-sacrifice he threw his body in flames that came from the apartment of Mandilara to the fifth floor, entered the room that was on fire, grabbed the little Stephen in his arms and away from the danger. Yes, he had a small burn in his quest.
A day after the almost tragedy speaks exclusively to the onlarissa.gr and describes the dramatic moments of the rescue of the little boy that he saved from certain death as the fires had surrounded the cart that was tied to the child.
– How did the incident at the apartment of Mandilara it?
The.A: We call that burning apartment on the fifth floor in Mandilara street. The information from the centre was that there was a trapped and a little boy. We rushed to the spot. We arrived quickly, as well as the officers of the group “DIAS” pave the way. We went up to the apartment. the fire if there was a person trapped inside was a simple fire. I had to get close to the caged boy. I didn’t have a second thought. I walked into the room. I found it surrounded by the flames. The flames were next to him. The child was in a summer trolley and it was tied.

I had woken up at that time?
The.A: he Was awake and crying. Had a big heat load in the room. Whoever it was would have done the same thing. I just happened to be there.
-What actions were you doing in the room that was on fire it?
The.A: I came into the room with the flames. I saw that I can’t get it with the cart. I pulled it out, I solved it, I took it in my arms and away from the flames. When I pulled it out I saw that she was breathing. Had opened a little his eyes. From there I realized that it’s been the worst.

– Elias saved from a certain death.
The.A: The important thing is to live the little. If you don’t live for us, for the Fire Body will be a failed attempt.
-Mentally that how can you manage it?
The.A: That we are called to do every time we go for a shift. The feeling has to be set aside. At the moment we have to do our job. We have to save a person? We need to get inside to save it. After the event I think the emotional piece.

-How did you feel holding in her arms removing it from the flames?
The.A: I don’t think that there is a greater satisfaction, joy, to know that you made a little boy from the flames.

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