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Paris Fire Hero Fousseynou Cissé to Receive Medal for Bravery

The Interior Ministry confirmed the 39-year-old neighbor who scaled a sixth-floor cornice to save six people from a July 4 blaze will be honored for his courage.

Perché au sixième étage, Fousseynou Cissé a sauvé la vie de 6 personnes, dont quatre ans, bloqués dans un immeuble incendie, le 5 juillet 2025.
Fousseynou Cissé devant l'immeuble où l'incendie s'est déclaré, rue de la Chapelle à Paris, dimanche 6 juillet.
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Overview

  • Fousseynou Cissé will be awarded a medal for courage and devotion after extracting two infants, two children and two adults from a burning Adoma social housing block in the 18th arrondissement.
  • A widely shared video shows Cissé balancing on a zinc cornice while firefighters deployed four hoses to contain flames that began on the building’s second floor and spread to two other apartments and a terrace.
  • Emergency teams treated at least 13 residents for smoke inhalation at Robert-Debré Hospital and 18 people have been temporarily rehoused following the fire at 49 rue de La Chapelle.
  • Officials have launched an investigation into the fire’s origin as Paris fire services urge tenants of densely populated buildings to review safety measures during heat waves.
  • Now working as a contract agent in Paris schools under a residence permit, Cissé hopes the official recognition will strengthen his employment prospects and highlight civilian solidarity.