Fousseynou Cissé, who saved six people trapped in their apartment by a fire in the 18th arrondissement of Paris last week, was one of the guests of the festivities on July 14 on Monday, during which he was warmly praised by Emmanuel Macron.
The President of the Republic invited this contractual reception agent in the 39 -year -old colleges, of Senegalese origin, as well as his family after his rescue, captured in a video that has become viral on social networks.
“Fousseynou Samba Cissé risked his life to save a family from a fire. Medal of honor for act of courage and dedication, this morning is place of Concorde alongside our heroes,” wrote Emmanuel Macron on X, as an accompaniment to a video showing him greeting Fousseynou Cissé.
“Congratulations again. A very big congratulations,” said the president to him during their exchange.
On July 4, a fire broke out on the second floor of a building in the 18th arrondissement of the capital. On the sixth floor, two mothers find themselves blocked by the smoke, hold their children at arm’s length at the windows to protect them from smoke.
In the images taken by a resident and become viral, we see Fousseynou Cissé advancing on a cornice, then in balance in the corner between the two buildings of the residence, passing two babies, two children and two mothers from the apartment window to another.
Fousseynou Cissé attended the military parade on Monday, in which 122 staff on the foot of the Paris firefighters, as well as four dogs and 13 machines participate.
On Sunday, he was decorated with the courage medal by the Paris police prefect, Laurent Nuñez.
This distinction “really marks a new era for me”, reacted Fousseynou Cissé. “There were people who were desperate, in disarray, who were looking for help. Suddenly, I did not think. It is an instinct,” he said.
Posted on July 14 at 5:17 p.m., AFP