A man is recovering in hospital this morning after receiving significant burns following a fire in Gastown Wednesday night.
But officials say the situation could have been worse if it wasn’t for a Good Samaritan who rushed to help.
The small fire started in an area known as Blood Alley Square around 5:30 p.m.
According to firefighters, the victim has severe burns to 40 per cent of his body but crews are still trying to figure out exactly what happened to him.
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Adam Parsons, who works at nearby restaurant, rushed to the man’s aid with a fire extinguisher after hearing about a man on fire.
“It was like his whole lower half was on fire,” Parsons said. “When I extinguished the fire he was black and green, and I didn’t to try and touch him or anything because I didn’t know first aid. So I just made sure it was clear and waited until the ambulance came by.”
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Parsons said the crisis left him sick to his stomach.
“I had to throw up afterward, and I cried. It was crazy, I never want to do that again. I’m still really feeling it, and my boss is really nice so he said I could go home and that’s pretty much what I’m going to do now.”
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