Three people, including a toddler, were rescued from a burning apartment unit in Mississauga early Wednesday morning.
The fire broke out at a building on Mississauga Road, between Lakeshore Boulevard and High Street, at around 4 a.m.
“I came around the corner only to see a woman and her child hanging out the window,” she said. “There was a gentleman already here and he had called emergency services.”Amaral said she was able to catch the child as she was lowered down from the ledge of the burning building with the assistance of the other man. She said they then helped rescue the mother as firefighters arrived at the scene.Another woman was rescued from the building by firefighters.
While the cause of the fire is still under investigation, it’s believed smoke detectors at the apartment were working.
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