When a house fire broke out in Queens in mid-November, the New York Fire Department responded promptly to assist the family. What the firefighters on scene did not realize was that they would soon be hailed as heroes for their efforts.
According to The Mirror, Lt. Adam Vilagos arrived at the fire with the rest of his crew and heard one of the family members asking for the whereabouts of a baby. Vilagos, who has been a firefighter for 18 years, quickly realized that the child was still inside the burning house. He asked the parents where the crib was located and immediately rushed to the attic. The news source wrote that the firefighter was able to locate the baby by listening for his cries through the smoke. The veteran firefighter was able to bring the 3-week-old safely from the fire and hand the baby boy off to paramedics.
The child was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated for smoke inhalation.
"[The firefighters] did a heroic job. They came through. Thank God for them," the baby's grandmother told New York Daily News.
The infant is currently in New York-Presbyterian Hospital and expected to recover.