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‘God had his back’: Whether Jermaine or Spider-man, he’s praised as a hero in West Philadelphia

They were calling him “Spider-man,” and he was the talk of the Westpark Apartments in Powelton on Friday, a day after he scaled 15 floors of fence-enclosed balconies to alert his bedridden mother to a fire in the 19-story building.

A man seen climbing down a Powelton apartment building during a fire tells 6ABC he was descending after trying to rescue his mother on the 15th floor. The TV station identified him only as Jermaine.
A man seen climbing down a Powelton apartment building during a fire tells 6ABC he was descending after trying to rescue his mother on the 15th floor. The TV station identified him only as Jermaine.Read moreWPVI (custom credit)
    by Mensah M. Dean
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