'My adrenaline was just rushing': Man catches victims jumping from burning DeKalb apartment

[sheshe2]

STONECREST, Ga. — As others were desperately trying to get to safety, a local man is being honored for taking action to make sure they could on Friday. And his actions may be why a bad situation didn't become much worse.

Officials said William Cox was among the first on the scene when a fire broke out at Fairington Village Apartments in Stonecrest on Friday afternoon. He arrived and said he was immediately concerned when he didn't see people evacuating.


"I walked down and I don't see anyone running out of the building," he said. "So, I'm screaming, 'Please, the building is on fire. If you're in there, get out'."

Suddenly, the very people that were heeding his call were presented with a serious problem - flames had already overtaken the breezeways meaning their main exits were blocked.

"And they just started throwing me their children," he said.

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Everything seems to make me cry these days. The good and the bad. I firmly believe there is more good than bad.

[Karadeniz]

1. Heaven sent hero!

[Blue Owl]

2. Wow -- good catch(es)!!!

[sheshe2]

3. One was a pregnant woman.

Only injuries I read so far are breaks and sprains. Sadly they all lost their homes at Christmas.