Filipino fur-mum hailed as a hero after tossing pet dogs to safety in fiery third-floor rescue


A woman in the Philippines is seen throwing her pet Pomeranians over a railing as a fire guts the building where she works and stays. - Photos: Ivy Baya/Facebook

MANILA: A woman in the Philippines is being celebrated as a hero for saving her two fluffy Pomeranians – by throwing them over a third-floor walkway to safety before escaping a fire that was gutting a building.

In a two-minute video that has been shared widely online, the woman - a stay-in worker - can be seen lifting one of her dogs over a railing. She then calmly lobs it onto a group of firefighters and bystanders on the ground waiting to catch it.

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