Off-duty firefighter rescues woman from North York fire.

[Pompal 09.]

A new hero.

http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/a...ghter-rescues-woman-from-north-york-fire?bn=1

 

[mugwaffin]

Give the man a case of beer.


A woman in her 60s is recovering after she was pulled out of a burning apartment by an off-duty Mississauga firefighter Tuesday afternoon. Capt. Mike Strapko of Toronto Fire Services said the firefighter was at the Brioni’s supermarket underneath the apartment at 173 Gary Dr., near Jane St. and Hwy. 400, purchasing a sandwich when he heard the smoke alarm.

“He managed to rescue her,” said Capt. Strapko. “If he wasn’t there her injuries might have been worse.” The woman was transported to hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation and serious burns.
Strapko said the firefighter will be given the Rescue Merit Award.

Ryan Milligan, a cashier at Shop ’n Milk, which is next to Brioni’s, said he called 911 when a costumer told him about the smoke coming out of the roof. “Then all the windows blew out and three feet of fire came out of it,” Milligan said.

He said the firefighter dragged the woman out of the building minutes before emergency crews arrived. The one-alarm fire gutted the apartment and caused water damage and flooding to Brioni’s.
The Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of the fire

 

[Kitty kat]

The truth of the matter is that we can never have enough hero's.

 

[BLACKHAWK]

and to think he gets paid the same as a ttc driver?

Ever heard of a TTC driver saving someone's life by rushing into a coffee shop?

 

[Abayomi]

The man should get free coffe for a year for the free advertisement the coffee shop got.

 

[eldo rocks]

Do they really make the same money?.

 

[Kitten]

Always nice to hear a good feel story. What is the firefighter's name?

 

[mlinda]

ayup.....fucked isn't it? One risks his life and has training to help him save lives and one drives a bus and biggest responsibility is to not hit anything and to make sure people pay their fare......

 

[azn m0n]

And to text and drive :666:.

 

[Atomic Rice Eater ?]

lol no, to text and drive and NOT get your picture taken heheheheh