Heartbreaking Footage of Parents Using Their Bodies to Shield Daughter From Fire, Mother Dies

Heartbreaking Footage of Parents Using Their Bodies to Shield Daughter From Fire, Mother Dies
Firefighters in Beijing. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Daniel Holl
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A mother and father appeared to have used their bodies to shield their 4-year-old daughter from a fire that trapped the family inside their home, according to multiple mainland Chinese media reports.

The mother perished in the fire according to Guangdong TV. The father suffered severe burns and was sent to the hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU), while the daughter was said to have a head injury.

Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
Daniel Holl is a Sacramento, California-based reporter, specializing in China-related topics. He moved to China alone and stayed there for almost seven years, learning the language and culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
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