An Indiana man is being honored and praised as a hero after he ran into a blazing house fire on Monday to save five people, many of whom were children.
Nicholas Bostic, 25, ran into a house fire early Monday morning around 12:30 a.m., the Lafayette Police Department and Lafayette Fire Department said.
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Firefighters arrived at the scene quickly, but the blaze had completely engulfed the house, stopping crews from entering the residence, according to a report.
Authorities were told that a 6-year-old child might still be in the home, and Bostic jumped out of the home’s second-story window with the child in his arms.
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The child was “miraculously mostly uninjured,” police said.
Bostic suffered a laceration to his right arm and endured severe smoke inhalation, the report noted. He was flown to a hospital in Indianapolis.
Bostic said he first noticed the blaze when he drove past the home. After seeing the fire, he reversed his car and pulled into the driveway because he knew he had to do something, he said.
He ran into the home and called out to see who was alive. No one answered the call, but Bostic made his way to the second story, where he found four people, whose ages ranged from 1 to 18, and he helped them escape the fire.
When he was back outside, he learned about the stranded 6-year-old, Bostic said. He ran back into the home where he heard the child’s cries.
Crawling on the ground, Bostic said the house was like an oven. He wrapped his shirt around his head, found the young girl, and punched through a glass window.
The young girl’s leg got caught in the string on the blinds, Bostic said. Suffering from all the smoke and heat, Bostic said he calmed himself down, undid the string, and jumped.
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“Nicholas Bostic’s heroic actions saved lives. His selflessness during this incident is inspiring, and he has impressed many with his courage, tenacity, and steadfast calmness in the face of such perilous danger,” the Lafayette Police Department said in a statement.
Bostic is set to be honored on Aug. 2 by the city of Lafayette, the report noted.
