Hero Uber Driver Praised For Helping To Rescue People From Burning Apartment

• A New York Uber driver has been celebrated as a hero after he paused to help rescue people from a burning apartment
• Fritz Sam was dropping off a passenger at the airport when he noticed flames emerging from the second floor of the building and jumped into action
• After he alerted some residents, he managed to evacuate two persons from the burning apartments

Fritz Sam, a New York Uber driver has been branded a hero after he paused and sprung into action to help rescue people from a burning apartment.

He was dropping off a passenger at the airport around 8 am when he noticed flames emanating from the second floor of the apartment building on Classon Avenue.

Sam told CNN in an interview that he quickly jumped into action after he sought permission from the passenger.

Read also

Death toll in Somalia hotel siege climbs to 21

Per Sam, he alerted some of the residents in the burning apartment with the passenger and other residents by screaming ''fire''.

The Uber driver subsequently entered the burning apartment after neighbours were unable to confirm if everyone had been evacuated from the building, where he managed to evacuate two residents.

Sam said he checked on the well-being of the residents before driving to the airport to complete the ride. His passenger, fortunately, did not miss her flight.

After the heroic act, many, including the CEO of Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi, took to Twitter to shower Sam with praises.

Ghanaian man saves the life of another man

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh previously reported that the British Airways flight had taken off three hours from Heathrow Airport in London when a loud noise was heard from the back as a man had fallen inside the plane.

Read also

Somalis anxiously await news of loved ones as hotel siege ends

The report continued that when the noise was heard, everyone in the plane was surprised but Marmah took charge and instructed everyone to sit down.

In the end, Marmah who is a nurse attended to a man in distress and potentially saved his life. Speaking in a video interview after he touched down at the Kotoka International Airport, Marmah revealed that he is an emergency care nurse at Frimley Park Hospital in the United Kingdom.

Source: YEN.com.gh