This is the moment a desperate father was forced to throw his baby from a four-storey apartment block as ferocious flames engulfed his home.
The baby was caught by firefighters below, but nine people, including five children and a pregnant woman, were killed by the blaze which ripped through the building in southwest Germany.

It is not known whether the baby's parents were among the survivors.

Ludwigshafen police spokesperson Wolfgang Froemel said terror quickly swept through the building.

He said: "Families with children were standing on the balconies, and the whole building was on fire in very short time, so there was no means of escape through the stairwell for the affected people."

Mr Froemel has refused to rule out more casualties. Around 52 people are registered as living at the building, but a party in one of the apartments means many more were in the apartment block at the time.

Taken from yahoo news, its such a shame

Have you seen the photo



From www.thesun.co.uk

my lord, horrendous picture.
i dont think they need to print the picture, the story was enough.

That picture gave me chills, so sad

OMG the poor soul must of been terrified...

Very brave for those people to put trust in those down below to catch the baby, thank god they did.

Its awful hey

Would have been less of a chance of survival had bubs been in building. I cannot imagine what the people in that building were going through

I just pray the baby's mum and dad made it!!

Ahh they just said on BBC news 24 that the little baby has been reunited with her mummy and daddy... She's fine.. Thank god!!