Heroic Grandma Risks Her Life To Save 2-Year-Old From Fire During Terrifying Mexico City Explosion

A powerful image has gone viral after a gas tanker truck exploded near Mexico City’s Puente de la Concordia bridge. Three people lost their lives and at least 70 others were injured

The viral photo showed a severely burned grandmother clutching her 2-year-old granddaughter while a police officer guided them away from the flames.

Authorities later confirmed that both were taken to a hospital, where they remain under medical care

The woman in the viral photo was later identified as 49-year-old Alicia Matías, who was with her granddaughter when the explosion tore through the Iztapalapa district.

Witnesses said the grandmother instinctively used her own body as a shield against the fire, suffering severe burns to protect her grandchild.

In the viral image, Alicia could be seen with burns all over. Her clothes were hanging in tatters, and her hair was completely gone, seemingly burned off.

Her arms, however, still cradled the small girl, who appeared to be far less injured than her grandmother.

A police officer could be seen walking beside the pair in the photo, according toEl Universal.

A video also showed the policeman taking the baby in his arms, carrying the infant onto a motorcycle, and rushing to the hospital.

The description of the video told the tale of a heroic grandmother who would do anything to protect her grandchild.

“A woman used her body as a shield to protect her granddaughter from the fire. Despite her burns, Alicia left the area with the child in her arms,” the video’s captions read.