A crane delivered a rescuer to save a boy trapped in a blazing apartment in southern China.

The heroic video was filmed in the city of Langzhong in Sichuan Province on April 21.

Flames erupted in a 4th-floor apartment, trapping a young boy around 10 years old inside. As black smoke billowed out of the building, quick-thinking locals sprang into action before the fire brigade could even arrive.

Mr. He Shisong, the owner of a nearby restaurant, initially noticed the emergency when his wife shouted about the fire next door. He quickly ran outside to find heavy smoke pouring out of the 4th-floor window, with a small boy visibly distressed inside. He and several bystanders called out to the boy, urging him to press his face against the window to avoid inhaling smoke. "We were worried he would suffocate," Mr. He explained.

As the flames grew fiercer, and the crowd below became increasingly anxious for the boy's safety, a crane fortuitously passed by the scene. Seizing the opportunity, Mr. He and others flagged down the crane, urgently informing the driver of the situation above.

The crane operator, a man in his 50s, swiftly manoeuvred the crane to the building, extending its long arm to reach the trapped boy. A man wearing a safety helmet climbed onto the crane's hook and was hoisted up to the boy's window. He quickly removed the security bars and rescued the boy, carrying him down to safety amidst cheers from the relieved crowd.

"He's a very kind person," Mr. He remarked about the crane operator, who, along with the rescuer, left the scene shortly after the rescue, just as firefighters arrived to extinguish the blaze.

It was revealed that while the boy was being rescued by the crane, his siblings, a 12-year-old sister and his 10-year-old twin brother, were also trapped inside the apartment. Four other Good Samaritans had rushed in, wielding fire extinguishers and axes, and managed to break down the door to rescue them.

The children, whose parents work out of town and were being cared for by their grandmother, who had briefly stepped out, were fortunately unharmed.

Local officials arrived promptly to provide support to the siblings, finding them temporary accommodation in a nearby hotel and issuing them a modest stipend for immediate needs as their relatives gathered to offer further support.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

4月21日早上7点10分左右，四川阆中市千鹤四区一栋临街建筑5楼业主家中发生火灾，一名10岁左右的男孩被困房间内无法脱身。楼下一餐馆老板和路人在消防车赶到前，拦下一辆吊车，随后吊车司机和一名戴安全帽的男子成功将被困男孩救下。
据附近一餐馆的老板何事松先生介绍，因为是周末，早晨来吃早餐的顾客不多，当时他突然听见妻子大声说旁边楼栋有业主家里起火了，于是跑出店门查看：起火房屋位于5楼，从窗口冒出大量浓烟，在一窗户处有一名10岁左右的小男孩被困。
打完报警电话，何事松和几名路人大喊，让小男孩把脸朝窗户外面。“担心他吸入过量浓烟，这样也容易窒息。”何事松说，男孩很听话照做了，火越来越大，楼下的人们都在为被困小男孩担心。这时，一辆吊车从附近经过。何事松等几个人赶紧跑过去将吊车拦下，说楼上有住户发生火灾，有人被困，“快救救娃娃！”
何事松称，吊车司机是一名50岁左右的男子，得知有人被困后，赶紧将吊车开到楼下，伸出长臂，一名戴着安全帽的男子站在吊钩上，被长臂运送到小男孩被困位置。随后，该男子拆掉窗户外的防盗网，成功将小男孩抱出来带到安全地带。这时，现场所有人悬着的心终于踏实下来。
“很善良的两个人。”何事松说，吊车司机和那名救人的男子随后就离开了，当时已经赶到现场的消防人员将火成功扑灭。
事实上，在男孩被吊车司机和农民工救下时，屋内还有一对被困的姐弟，当时也被另外4名热心人士从入户门救出。
原来，火灾发生后，热心人士提着灭火器，拿着斧头冲上5楼。他们准备用斧头破门，把大门打开一条缝隙，将屋内的姐弟救出。
经了解，当天获救的3个孩子系亲姐弟，姐姐12岁；两个弟弟10岁，是双胞胎。孩子们的父母在外地务工，奶奶平时在家照管。事发前，奶奶外出买东西，三姐弟在家中睡觉，没想到发生火灾。目前，起火原因还在进一步调查中。
事后，当地社区干部赶到现场对姐弟三人进行安抚，帮其寻找亲友，并带他们去洗澡、吃饭，由于屋内物品在火灾中受损严重，社区给三姐弟送去了2000元生活费，目前，三名孩子和奶奶已被安排到附近宾馆住下，亲戚们闻讯也为他们购买了一些衣物。