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Andy Jansen and Wim Goorden received silver medals from Tilburg mayor Peter Noordanus for saving a baby from a burning house (Photo: @sylleeuw/Twitter) - Credit: Andy Jansen and Wim Goorden received silver medals from Tilburg mayor Peter Noordanus for saving a baby from a burning house (Photo: @sylleeuw/Twitter)
Andy Jansen
Cornelis Drebbelstraat
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Hero of the Year
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Wim Goorden
Thursday, 31 December 2015 - 09:54
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“Hero of the Year” is Tilburg man who rescued baby from New Year’s fire

Tilburg man Andy Jansen was named "Hero of the Year" with a full page article in the Telegraaf for rescuing a 6 month old baby from a burning house last New Year. The house on Cornelis Drebbelstraat in Tilburg caught fire around midnight on New Year's eve last year. When Andy and his uncle Wim Goorden heard that a baby was still in the house, they rushed in without hesitation. The pair reached the baby via a fence, the pantry roof and a first floor window. On the way out Andy also rescued the family's pitbull Mikey. Earlier this year Andy and his uncle were also honored with a silver medal from the Carnegie Hero Fund for their courageous actions.

Andy Jansen is De Telegraaf Held van het Jaar! @heuvel194 @telegraaf @redactiedocu #telegraaf #oudjaarskrant pic.twitter.com/LDxAwvKlGf

— Erik Morsink (@erikmorsink) December 31, 2015

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