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UK Firefighters Rescue Toddler From The Ruins Of Port-Au-Prince
Firefighters, including those from Greater Manchester, taking part in the UK humanitarian relief effort in Haiti have rescued Mia a two-year-old girl from a collapsed building. Members of the 64-strong fire and rescue party were searching buildings in which people were believed to be trapped in the capital Port-au-Prince. Following a lengthy and difficult operation in high temperatures, one of the teams managed to reach Mia who was trapped under piles of rubble under a kindergarten school that had totally collapsed. Mia, who had been trapped for three days, is now receiving medical treatment. Pete Stevenson (Operations Commander) from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said, “We are all over the moon, Mia is beautiful and the rescue was a huge successes”. Mike Thomas, Chief Officer of the Fire and Rescue Team, said: “This is a real boost to us all. This is what we do the job for. The conditions we are working in our pretty dire. The local people have no food and water and are suffering in more ways than one.” The rescue came on the first full day of the deployment of the team, despatched to Haiti as part of the Department for International Development’s emergency response to the earthquake. International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said: “This is fantastic news. I know that everyone in Britain will share my pride at the vital and dangerous work being carried out by these brave firefighters in Haiti’s hour of need. They are truly inspirational.” Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
