A Brooklyn firefighter is hailed a hero after officials say he rescued a man out of a burning car in front of his family.
NEW YORK -- Applause rang out and handshakes were generously given on Monday at FDNY Ladder 148 in Borough Park , Brooklyn in recognition of Lt. Richard Cannon, who was commended for saving a man's live over the weekend. 'I would hope that any cop, fireman, EMT, who saw that, even a civilian, would stop and do the same thing that I did. It's not just me. It's probably any one of these guys behind me would do the same thing,' Cannon said.
Shortly after, video from Citizen shows the car bursting into flames after it crashed into another vehicle. Three people inside the other car made it out.Cannon's car was not far behind. He stopped and ran to the burning Corvette and saw the driver's side door pinned shut. He then pulled the driver out of the passenger side of the burning car. It was his first rescue in his 23 years on the job.
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