A MAN saved an infant who was thrown to safety after a fire broke out at a block of flats.
Hero Ryan McGeachie was making his way back home from the shops along Harley Street in Ibrox yesterday afternoon when he heard a woman screaming.
The quick-thinking 30-year-old jumped into action when he realised there was a fire and people were trapped inside including a young girl.
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Ryan said: “I was walking back from the shop and then a woman started screaming.
“I wasn’t sure what was happening.
“And then she opened up her window a bit more and then picked up a child and started shouting ‘fire’.
“So I ran straight over below the window and caught the child when she was ready to drop her.
“I caught her and then put her down and made sure she was okay.”
Ryan, who works as a fishmonger, says the incident was “surreal”.
He said “I just thought ‘get the child’.
“I’m just happy they’re okay.”
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Emergency services were called to Harley Street at around 4.15pm yesterday afternoon following a report of a fire.
A 44-year-old woman was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment following the incident.
Her condition is not known.
A man and woman were also treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, and several residents had to be evacuated.
An investigation into the cause of the blaze is underway.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We received a report of a fire at a property on Harley Street, Glasgow, around 4.15pm on Friday, January 6, 2023.
“A 44-year-old woman was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment and a man and a woman were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
“A number of residents were evacuated as a result of the fire.
“Enquiries into the cause of the fire are ongoing.”
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