On november 8, grabbed the pregnant Anastasia Skinner of her mother’s dogs, and arose from the feet to the hellish fires that the California town of Paradise ago. Her baby would actually have a month to wait, but at just that moment started Anastasia’s contractions.

As the flames of her car belaagden, came Anastasia stuck in the throng of the inhabitants of that Paradise tried to flee. She knew an abandoned gas station to reach, claxonneerde loudly and shouted for help. the

“I knew I would not be able to save,” says the American. “I called my husband, told him my other three children to tell you how much I loved them, that I had to remember and told him goodbye.” A motorcyclist saw Skinners panic and called in the help of a police officer. the

The theatre agent helped Anastasia to the back seat of her car. A number of stranded motorists, including a retired fireman, shots also to help and brought sheets and blankets. The policeman asked over the radiotelephone to a helicopter.

Previous miscarriages

Medical care worker Mickey Huber, which is a mile or three away, was heard the call and struggled against the stream of cars in to Anastasia. When he arrived, it soon became clear that the woman is not the time to be on the heli to wait. the

“The smoke was thick and there was a hard wind,” says Huber. “The helicopters had trouble the fire, the heads, let alone patients to pick up.” Moreover, Skinner had previously two miscarriages, and the risk of complications for the childbirth large. the

Huber: “She had not met, if the delivery really started.” The rescuer arranged a police escort of three cars that Anastasia in rarefied tempo to a hospital reason. During the ride, he sat on the back seat next to Anastasia, held her hand and reassured her.