David Squillante and Doran Smith.Photo: Courtesy Doran Smith
A Rhode Island couple went from honeymooners to heroes in a matter of minutes after helping save over a dozen babies from a burning nursery in Spain.
David Squillante and Doran Smith, both 38, were visiting Barcelona in September when they came upon thenursery fire, according toThe Boston Globe.
The Bristol couple quicklyjumped into actionafter seeing a group of women panicking outside of the burning building, per NBC affiliate WJAR.
When they got inside, the pair saw around 15 to 20 “sleeping” babies in a room that was beginning to fill with smoke, the outlets reported.
“Instinct took over,” Squillante told WJAR.
Courtesy Doran Smith
“We couldn’t speak the language, but there was a universal language — we were all just trying to help,” Smith told the outlet.
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Squillante said the ordeallasted around 10 minutes, though “it seemed like an instant,” per WJAR.
Doran Smith and David Squillante were honeymooning in Barcelona, Spain, when they came across a burning nursery.Courtesy Doran Smith
Now, Squillante is exploring opportunities to become a volunteer firefighter in Bristol, something his father and grandfather both did before him, per the report.
“It felt like we watched it in a movie,” Squillante said. “It just didn’t feel real.”
source: people.com
