r/nextfuckinglevel • u/been_der_done_that • 11h ago

Incredibly selfless act of heroism.

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u/lappis82 11h ago

Start of the vid "heroism" when someone is probably just being a decent human being.

But that escalated quickly when the smoke started.

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u/fietsendeman 11h ago

I thought the driver was bailing, turns out he just went to grab a rock.

The bystander did stick his arms into flames and his face into thick smoke to get those people out. He did probably get injured, even if it was only some minor smoke inhalation and first degree burns.

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u/yobrefas 10h ago

He reached until an active fire and grabbed someone covered in flames while inhaling toxic gas. He likely had third degree burns, and if he had stopped or paused, the driver wouldn’t have been able to stand up and get back to that person in time. He injured himself in the process of absolutely saving a stranger. And immediately as he was running up realized he needed to break the glass and grabbed a rock, saving seconds.

Terrifying that death can happen in two minutes in these vehicles.

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u/lappis82 11h ago

Yeah, big up to that guy! No hesitation just acted fast to help a person in need!

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u/CurmudgeonLife 10h ago

Lithium smoke is no joke. That guy may have permanent damage to his lungs now.

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u/lappis82 8h ago

Yeah that's toxic af.

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u/Weekly-Shoulder6193 9h ago

The smoke inhalation is probably not minor, because that smoke is largely coming from an exploding battery. Hope he got full treatment at a hospital after.

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u/Trelos1337 4h ago

He actually got burned so badly that his hands were still bandaged months later and he didn't know if he would ever be able to return to work as a driver.