TORONTO – A Fresno, California man can thank a daring rescuer for his life after he was pulled from his burning home on Saturday morning.
Witness Beth Lederach pulled her car over when she saw a plume of smoke and called 911, then captured video of the house going up in flames.
The video shows flames shooting up from the home. Off-camera, Lederach is talking to a distressed woman who reveals that her father is still inside.
The daughter can be heard crying out, “My daddy’s in there. Can you get him out please?”
Moments later, the daughter’s plea is answered. A man carrying the woman’s father over his shoulder runs out to the safety of the sidewalk.
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The rescued man — whose identity was not released — had been hooked up to an oxygen tank for respiratory problems prior to the fire. He was transported to a hospital for smoke inhalation, said Kris Townsend, a spokesman for the Fresno Fire Department.
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