Humble hero saves tourist
Published: January 12, 2005
A Christchurch man who pulled a woman from a burning van is being hailed as a hero, but he says it is just something that had to be done.
Warren Hunt had been caught up in an accident just south of Cheviot on the weekend. He smashed the windows of a van involved to pulled an English tourist inside to safety.
“Her hair was all on fire and her foot was on fire. It was only a matter of seconds from that exiting that the whole thing was engulfed in flames,” Hunt told One News.
He suffered a few superficial injuries but his ute was destroyed by fire.
Hunt is no stranger to fire; he has been a rural fire officer for 12 years and he thinks that is why he acted so fast.
“A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing and with my rural fire training I know that before an LPG cylinder turns into a bomb it will vent,” Hunt says.
Four people injured in the crash are still in Christchurch Hospital. The English woman Hunt saved is no longer critical although doctors say her condition is still serious.
Hunt is hoping to visit her soon.
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