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Six people, including a baby, were forced to jump out of a burning apartment complex in Dallas on Wednesday.

The fire took place at the Meadows at Ferguson apartments began around 7 AM Fox 4 News reports. The fire grew quickly and smoke was visible from highway cameras near Interstate 635 and Centerville road. A resident of the complex Byron Campbell was about to leave when he noticed the flames immediately parked and ran to warn people on the third floor.

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“I came back down to the floor. I see them getting a bed ready and everything so the people can jump out the window so we could catch them,” Campbell told Fox 4. “I went straight towards the window and I saw a lady on the third floor hanging her baby out the window.”

Campbell said a woman yelled and asked him to catch the baby. Full of adrenaline he was able to safely catch the baby.

“After she dropped the baby I hurried up and curled him up and caught him real good. And I hurried up and took him away from the fire and got him to the fire department lady,” he said.

Patrick Thomas who was also at the apartment complex said he began busting out windows so they could breathe.

“I hear someone banging on the door and then I open the door and see nothing but flames,” Thomas said. “There was no way out.”

According to Dallas Fire-Rescue officials, residents grabbed mattresses from a downstairs apartment to help cushion their fall.

“Throwing my baby out to complete stranger that I didn’t know, but I do thank him because without him my child’s life would not have been saved,” said Shuntara Thomas. “As long as I got I family I’m good. So I may not have anything else, but it teaches me not to be thankful for the material things but to be thankful for everything that I do have.”

Two residents were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A firefighter suffered burns to his shoulder and arm was taken to the hospital officials said.

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