Military Veteran with Fire Extinguisher Hailed as a Hero

CHARLOTTE, NC- As a retired military veteran was driving in his company van he spotted a car on the off-ramp that was on fire. He quickly made a U-turn to make his way back to the car. The veteran then grabbed the portable fire extinguisher that was in his work van and ran to the car. He and another person used the fire extinguisher to keep the flames down while they helped the woman from her car. Authorities stated that had the fire got any worse, the car could have exploded.

WCNC.com (Charlotte, NC)

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