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MERICAS Postman Jermaine Shirley catches twin babies
thrown from burning New York building Shirley caught 11-month-old twin brothers
Israel and Ishmael one at a time as they
were thrown from a fire escape Jermaine Shirley, left, saved the life of two twins
by catching them as they were thrown down a fire
escape ...:;;A New York postal worker has been hailed as a
hero after catching two 11-month old twins who
were thrown from the third-floor of a burning
building. Jermaine Shirley caught twin brothers Israel and
Ishmael one at a time. They emerged from the
incident unscathed. According to Bronx News 12, Mr Shirley was on his way to work on Wednesday morning when he
smelled smoke in his six-apartment building in
the Bronx. He told the station he ran to the back of the
building and saw his neighbour Everdean
Codner, who had gone to the fire escape with his
two twins after a fire ignited in a vacant
apartment. Mr Shirley told Mr Codner to drop
the babies down to him, before alerting other people living in the apartment block of the fire. Mr Codner said he and Mr Shirley have been
friends for seven years having lived near each
other in the building. The US Postal Service has announced it is now
nominating Shirley for the Post Master General
Heroes Program - the highest form of
recognition an employee can achieve. Mother Nikalia Codner told the New York Daily New the twins were taken to the Jacobi Medical Center and later released. “They're fine, thank
God”, she said. “It really is a miracle.“ The rest of the family made also managed to
escape by climbing down the fire escape. The cause of fire is under investigation by fire
officials.