Video: FL Deputies Rescue Baby at Apartment Fire

April 25, 2022
Body camera video at a massive apartment fire in Orlando shows an Orange County deputy rescue a trapped baby.

Orange County deputies rescued a baby trapped on the third floor of an Orlando two-alarm apartment fire by scaling the balconies to grab the baby.

Orange County deputies and Orlando firefighters were sent to the East Millenia apartments for a reported fire in the building.

When Orange County deputies arrived, they said the building was fully engulfed with families trapped on all three floors with people needing rescue from the balconies, according to a report by Clickorlando.com.

When Deputy William Puzynski arrived, he saw the mother and baby needing rescue from a third-floor balcony. Puzynski removed his bullet-proof vest dropping it on the ground and the camera happened to land catching the rescue on tape.

Deputy Puzynski scaled the balconies and grabbed the baby from its mother then handed the baby down to his partners.

While Puzynski and fellow deputies were rescuing the baby, Orange County Fire Rescue arrived and rescued additional people trapped in the building.

Two firefighters were injured battling the blaze and transported for treatment, three civilians were also injured during the fire.

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