Joey Khoury and his son were driving home from work Saturday when they saw smoke coming from popular Ortobello's on Bay Parkway.
NEW YORK -- A father shared his story Monday after he and his son jumped into action to save diners from a blazing fire at a Borough Park , Brooklyn restaurant over the weekend.CBS New York spoke to him in the hospital.'I had a little too much smoke that went inside my lungs,' Joey Khoury said.Khoury is still recovering from smoke inhalation at Staten Island University Hospital after rushing into a burning restaurant filled with customers.'It was scary.
My son started taking everybody out, yelling at everybody to call 911,' Khoury said.He said they used four fire extinguishers to get people to safety until the fire department showed up, and also evacuated the apartment building above the restaurant.'I wanted to get my mother out they smelled smoke. My mother came down. She said everything was OK,' Brooklyn resident Marcie Freedman said.CBS New York reached the restaurant owner by phone.
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