In a dramatic scene in Lagos, a man bravely clung to a second-floor balcony while holding a baby, escaping a fire that engulfed the building.
A video circulating online captures onlookers gathered in the street and nearby compound, anxiously watching the man hanging on with the child in his arms.
After tense moments, a ladder was placed against the building, allowing him to safely climb down with the baby.

Firefighters quickly arrived on the scene and extinguished the blaze.