(CNN) - A 22-year-old migrant who earned the nickname "spider-man" after scaling a Paris building to save a child dangling from a balcony, has started a new job.
Mamoudou Gassama's remarkable rescue of the child in May, granted him his French citizenship and a job as a firefighter.
Gassama's spokeswoman says he began his new job with the Paris fire brigade on Sunday.
The Paris fire brigade tweeted this photo on Thursday.
24 nouveaux volontaires service civique dont Mamoudou Gassama ont rejoint cet après midi la brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris. Félicitations à eux ?????? Pour celles et ceux qui veulent nous rejoindre ??https://t.co/j8oOCktHbv pic.twitter.com/bcc6h448nP
— Pompiers de Paris (@PompiersParis) June 28, 2018
Gassama was one of 24 new recruits.
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