article by: James Thomas Fridas
More people are in the news as there have been a rash of unexpected events. Just recently a man was driving to work in the Oakland area and he saw a fire ragging out of control as he was on his way to work he stopped his car and ran into the burning home and rescued an entire family
Something clicked inside Joseph Trapani.
"It was just a reaction," the 29-year-old Hercules resident said Monday. "I didn't think about it. I just started moving.
"I don't think it's that big a deal, to be honest."
An elderly man who was sleeping at the home in the 2200 block of Lupine Road would probably beg to differ. Trapani rescued the man from the blaze Saturday afternoon by rushing into the home, waking him and carrying him out the front door.
Fire investigators believe the blaze started in the engine compartment of a 1999 Honda sedan that was parked in the garage of the home. The heat from the fire ignited the eaves and roof of the house, Battalion Chief Brian Lowry said.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A fire in Pittsburgh’s Oakland section heavily damaged a two-story house occupied by a man and his wife on Friday evening.
Before firefighters arrived, a couple of college juniors took matters into their own hands, risking their lives to help bring one victims out to safety.cting on impulse, the University of Pittsburgh college students – both from the Mon Valley – entered the burning, smoke-filled home and helped carry an elderly man down the stairs.
The man’s wife was already on the porch outside the home.
Josh Yoskosky says he and his roommate, Joe Fogiato, heard a commotion outside and saw smoke coming from the house next door.
MODESTO (CBS13) – Firefighters in Modesto were able to save the life of a man who was found unconscious inside of a burning home Monday.
At around 2 a.m., firefighters from the Modesto Regional Fire Authority received word of a structure fire at 220 West Rumble Road in Modesto. Crews went to the address and found heavy amounts of smoke pouring out of a townhome. Neighbors told firefighters a male senior lived at the home and was probably still inside.
Firefighters aggressively battled the blaze, entered the home and found the unconscious man. They took him outside and found he was not breathing, nor did he have a pulse. They administered CPR, and within minutes, the man regained a pulse and was breathing on his own.
Firefighters extinguished the second-alarm blaze within 45 minutes, said Kimberly French, a spokeswoman for the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District.
The woman was taken to the hospital and later transferred to a burn unit in San Francisco. Her 71-year-old daughter did not appear harmed.
The three teenagers were driving in the neighborhood when they saw smoke and hurried to the home, authorities said. California High Principal Mark Corti confirmed the students attended the school, and said the fire occurred "during school hours."
One of the students was identified by his family as Peter Kravariotis, a 17-year-old senior who is a four-year starter as goalie on the school's varsity lacrosse team. His father, Steve Kravariotis, said his son and the other teenagers were running late getting back to school after a break, when they sprung into action.
"He would give the shirt off his back. It doesn't surprise me what he did today," the elder Kravariotis said. "It was meant to be today for them to be late."
The names of the other two students were not available.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. Next-door neighbor Andrea Allen said it sounded like oxygen tanks were exploding.
These are just some of the stories that are in the local news and around the nation there are numerous more episodes of people saving peoples lives, no reward system is available there should be and a monetary award as well.
*********************************************************************************PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A fire in Pittsburgh’s Oakland section heavily damaged a two-story house occupied by a man and his wife on Friday evening.
Before firefighters arrived, a couple of college juniors took matters into their own hands, risking their lives to help bring one victims out to safety.cting on impulse, the University of Pittsburgh college students – both from the Mon Valley – entered the burning, smoke-filled home and helped carry an elderly man down the stairs.
The man’s wife was already on the porch outside the home.
Josh Yoskosky says he and his roommate, Joe Fogiato, heard a commotion outside and saw smoke coming from the house next door.
MODESTO (CBS13) – Firefighters in Modesto were able to save the life of a man who was found unconscious inside of a burning home Monday.
At around 2 a.m., firefighters from the Modesto Regional Fire Authority received word of a structure fire at 220 West Rumble Road in Modesto. Crews went to the address and found heavy amounts of smoke pouring out of a townhome. Neighbors told firefighters a male senior lived at the home and was probably still inside.
Firefighters aggressively battled the blaze, entered the home and found the unconscious man. They took him outside and found he was not breathing, nor did he have a pulse. They administered CPR, and within minutes, the man regained a pulse and was breathing on his own.
Firefighters extinguished the second-alarm blaze within 45 minutes, said Kimberly French, a spokeswoman for the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District.
The woman was taken to the hospital and later transferred to a burn unit in San Francisco. Her 71-year-old daughter did not appear harmed.
The three teenagers were driving in the neighborhood when they saw smoke and hurried to the home, authorities said. California High Principal Mark Corti confirmed the students attended the school, and said the fire occurred "during school hours."
One of the students was identified by his family as Peter Kravariotis, a 17-year-old senior who is a four-year starter as goalie on the school's varsity lacrosse team. His father, Steve Kravariotis, said his son and the other teenagers were running late getting back to school after a break, when they sprung into action.
"He would give the shirt off his back. It doesn't surprise me what he did today," the elder Kravariotis said. "It was meant to be today for them to be late."
The names of the other two students were not available.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. Next-door neighbor Andrea Allen said it sounded like oxygen tanks were exploding.
These are just some of the stories that are in the local news and around the nation there are numerous more episodes of people saving peoples lives, no reward system is available there should be and a monetary award as well.
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