Crime & Safety

‘They Were All Very Brave’: Mom, 2 Children Rescued From Balcony During Fire

Seven-year-old Annabelle Cevillo-Soto was woken by her mother. "When it started, I was scared. I was shaking my legs," she said.

Alicia Soto and her daughters were rescued from the balcony of a South End apartment building.
Alicia Soto and her daughters were rescued from the balcony of a South End apartment building. (WBZ-TV)

BOSTON — A fast moving fire forced a family of three onto their balcony in the South End Wednesday morning.

Seven-year-old Annabelle Cevillo-Soto was woken by her mother. “When it started, I was scared. I was shaking my legs,” she said.

Annabelle’s mother Alicia Soto is deaf, doesn’t speak English and was sound asleep when the fire started.

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