Couple saves babies from burning nursery while honeymooning in Spain

BRISTOL, R.I. (WJAR) — A couple on their honeymoon went from being newlyweds to heroes after helping to get more than a dozen babies out of a burning nursery in Spain.

Doran Smith and David Squillante, of Rhode Island, had been waiting two years to go on their honeymoon because of the COVID-19 pandemic.They said they were heading to tour a park, phone in hand and taking videos, when they said they noticed a group of women panicking

I saw a flame coming out of the doorway, next to the door that these women had come out of," Smith told WJAR. "So, I said 'Oh, my God, there's a fire.'"

Squillante said he ran inside before realizing he was in a nursery where no one spoke English.

"Instinct took over,” he said. “I found myself looking at 15, 20 babies sleeping, and immediately just kind of lined everyone up and we started grabbing them, putting them into the crib."

Others jumped in to help get the babies to safety as smoke filled the room from what appeared to be an electrical fire.

"It was like probably like ten minutes, but it seemed like an instant, but it turned out to be OK,” said Squillante.

The couple said once the situation was under control and fire crews arrived, they continued walking to their tour like it was a normal day – it was certainly a honeymoon they will never forget.