Photo: Stafford Fire Department
A Connecticut man is being recognized as a hero after he pulled a driver from his burning car following a sudden explosion.
The video, taken Nov. 1 just before 7 p.m. in Stafford Springs, shows Little’s car driving along the road when it suddenly goes up in flames, sending sparks shooting out the top.
“We heard a big boom, and the car actually shook both me and my wife. We kind of see a car, looks like it’s on fire, and as we get close to him, we notice there’s a man inside,” Cyr toldWVIT. “I went to grab him and he was stuck in his seatbelt, so I had to reach in and unbuckle him, and then pull him out.”
The man said he was out to fill his car with gas for his generators when the explosion occurred.
Glenwood Little, Edward Cyr (L-R).Stafford Fire Department
“There was a little hump, and that’s when the gas can went over. And I could hear it like, oozing out, going, ‘Doosh, doosh, doosh,’” he recalled. “And like I said, I had a cigarette going. … Everything happened so fast.”
In recounting the rescue, Little said he didn’t even notice Cyr had approached when a hand reached in and freed him from his seatbelt.
“I hugged him and I wanted to kiss him, you know?” he said. “But we shook hands. … For him to do what he did, I’m here to spend a little bit more time with my grandchildren.”
Stafford Fire Department
“Without regard for his own safety, he pulled the driver from a burning car which just exploded as he turned the corner. You saved Mr. Glenwood Little from burning inside his vehicle. Words can’t describe this act. … Mr. Cyr, you are a hero,” Lucia wrote.
The department laterhonored Cyrwith a certificate at a ceremony in which he and Little reunited.
“There’s not always bad in this world anymore,” Cyr told WVIT. “There’s still good people out there.”
source: people.com
