{"id":15015,"date":"2017-04-03T19:07:42","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T19:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=15015"},"modified":"2017-04-03T19:07:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T19:07:42","slug":"video-off-duty-firefighter-rescues-driver-from-burning-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=15015","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Off-duty firefighter rescues driver from burning car"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WTOL<\/a>) \u2013 An off-duty firefighter rescued two people just before their car burst into flames on Monday.<\/p>\n

A passerby, Juan Pacheco, captured the scene on video.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey would\u2019ve burned to death in the vehicle, no question, absolutely,\u201d said Miramar Fire Rescue Captain Bruce Hill. \u201cThe vehicle was kind of coming across the median full-speed and went right in front of our vehicle and hit a telephone pole, knocked the telephone poll down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hill was off-duty at the time, but that didn\u2019t stop the 25-year veteran from acting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went into the driver\u2019s side, unbuckled her and pulled her out,\u201d Hill said. \u201cAnd right as I pulled her out is when the vehicle caught on fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another deputy from Martin County helped pull a different man out before it was too late.<\/p>\n

Hill helped the woman to a stretcher as firefighters and rescue crews arrived on scene. He said he can only guess at what sparked the crash.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe appeared more like she was having a medical emergency that actually triggered the incident,\u201d Hill said.<\/p>\n

He credits the rescue to being at the right place at the right time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe never go home that way,\u201d Hill said. \u201cI went there just to get gas.\u201d<\/p>\n

He wants to know what happened to the man and woman he helped save.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would definitely love to know what the ultimate outcome was, I really hope they didn\u2019t have any long-term injuries from the accident,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s still unclear what condition the woman and are passenger are in.<\/p>\n