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Courier scales building like Spider-Man to rescue bedridden woman, 84, from burning flat
A Chinese courier has been hailed as a hero after climbing up the outside of a block of flats to rescue an elderly and infirm woman from her burning home.
Li Hongchen, 31, was delivering parcels for his company SF Express in Harbin, capital of northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, on Friday morning, when he heard cries for help coming from an apartment building, news website Qq.com reported.
A woman who lived on the first floor was shouting that she could smell burning and had seen smoke coming from a third-floor window.
Li leapt into action, and accompanied by several neighbours raced up the stairs towards the fire. But when he banged on the door to the flat he got no reply.
“People told me there was an elderly woman inside who was bedridden,” he was quoted as saying. “They also said her hearing was bad.”