A Texas firefighter pulled a toddler trapped through a window of a burning home to a rescue site Sunday morning, and it was all caught on video.
Firefighter, identified on Facebook as “J. Head” of the North Hood County Volunteer Fire Department's Engine 26, was captured on a colleague's body camera when he broke a second-floor bedroom window in a burning apartment in Granbury, allowing the safe evacuation of 2-year-old Liam Keen.
The fire was first reported to Hood County 911 at approximately 12:50 a.m., after which firefighters were dispatched to the 300 block of Parkwood Lane. When they arrived, they were informed about the situation.
“We found a 2-year-old child on the second floor,” a firefighter was heard saying shortly after arriving at the scene.
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A North Hood County firefighter breaks a bedroom window to rescue 2-year-old Liam Keen from a burning apartment Sunday morning. (Granbury Fire Department)
Crews from the Granbury Volunteer Fire Department's (GVFD) Engine 1 quickly brought a ladder to the window, Head climbed up and broke the glass, and another firefighter with his “Serratelli” jacket appeared to remove Liam. The boy was ordered to come when the firemen's voices were heard.
“He's screaming, he's crying; that's good,” another firefighter commented as his colleague came down the stairs with the boy in his arms.
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Liam was taken to an ambulance, where he was treated before being airlifted to Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth for “advanced care,” according to Facebook.
Liam Keen, who died, was hospitalized after being rescued from a fire in Granbury, Texas, according to KDFW. (Granbury Fire Department | Set: Phylicia Keen)
Liam's mother, Phylicia Keen, reported that a chest X-ray and blood work came back normal, according to KDFW. However, Liam sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.
Phylicia Keen also expressed her gratitude for the firefighters' rescue efforts, KDFW reported.
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“I want to thank them from the bottom of my heart for getting my child out as quickly as you did,” she said. “You all don't get enough credit, you really don't.”
“We are all volunteers, but we are professionals,” concluded the GVFD on Facebook. “We train to the highest standards and we expect that from all our members.
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The cause of the fire is still under investigation, according to KDFW.
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