Good Samaritans Pull Woman From Car On Fire In Rockland
ROCKLAND (CBS) -- Neighbors helped a woman escape her car after it hit a tree and caught fire, the Rockland Fire Department said. Firefighters responded to Hingham Street around 3 p.m. Sunday.
The woman, who is in her 20s, was treated at the scene and then taken to South Shore Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Shortly before 3pm firefighters responded to an SUV vs tree on Hingham St. The SUV caught fire and neighbors helped pull the victim out. Firefighters treated the victim and quickly extinguished the fire. The patient was transported to SSH. No further information is available. pic.twitter.com/FlAy09MC5z
— ROCKLAND FIREFIGHTERS (@RocklandFire) June 21, 2020
Flames also spread to the tree and grass area but it was quickly put out, the fire department said.
They also complimented the Good Samaritans on their actions to help the woman.