Brussels Airport Worker Hailed as Hero After Pulling 7 People to Safety After Explosions

An airport worker at the Brussels airport is being hailed as a hero after pulling seven victims of the terror attacks to safety on March 22.

Alphonse Youla was working on a stand, putting security wrapping around suitcases, when he heard—and felt—the explosions.

“I heard a man shout some Arabic words then an explosion.. then a second explosion, a massive explosion, much bigger,” he told the Daily Mail.

“It was a horror. I saw at least seven people dead. There was blood. People had lost legs. You could see their bodies but no legs.”

Alphonse was wrapping bags by check in desks + heard explosion.He pulled 7 wounded people to safety #brusselsairport pic.twitter.com/tbOQv0VVtE

— Gavin Lee (@GavinLeeBBC) March 22, 2016

Pictures later circulated of Youla pulling victims to safety, including one that showed him carrying a victim to safety just seconds after the explosions rocked the building.

Another picture showed him outside the airport covered in blood following his heroic actions.

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“I saw people lying on the ground with a lot of blood who weren’t moving anymore,” Youla explained to the Wall Street Journal, adding that he helped carry injured people into elevators to get them away from the scene.

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Twitter users praised Youla, with one saying: “Well done Alphonse you are a true hero.”