A brave father kept his presence of mind and threw his three-year-old son from a second storey apartment to save him from a raging fire that was sweeping through the residential building. First responders on the ground caught the toddler and then his father who also jumped to safety, according to a BBC report.

Both are safe but have sustained minor injuries. The fire started in a flat on the third storey of the New Jersey residential apartment complex before spreading through the building.

As many as 50 people had to abandon their homes due to the massive blaze.

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