India, July 9 -- In a daring rescue Tuesday morning, an off-duty fireman saved the life of a four-year-old girl who was moments away from falling from a third-floor window in Pune's Katraj area.

The incident took place at around 9 am in Sonawane Building, Khopdenagar, where the girl, identified as Bhavika Chandane, was home alone. Leaning out of the bedroom window, she reportedly slipped and got stuck between the metal grill and the ledge, dangling dangerously several feet above the ground.

Umesh Sutar, a resident of a nearby building, saw the child hanging and immediately began shouting for help. His cries alerted Yogesh Chavan, a fire officer posted at the Kothrud fire station who happened to be at home on what was his weekly off.

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