Hero Uber Driver Praised For Helping to Rescue People From Burning Apartment

• A New York Uber driver has been celebrated as a hero after he paused to help rescue people from a burning apartment
• Fritz Sam was dropping off a passenger at the airport when he noticed flames emerging from the second floor of a building and jumped into action
• After he alerted some residents, he managed to evacuate two people from the burning apartments

Fritz Sam, a New York Uber driver, has been branded a hero after he sprung into action to help rescue people from a burning apartment.

He was dropping off a passenger at the airport around 8am when he noticed flames emanating from the second floor of the apartment building on Classon Avenue.

Sam told CNN in an interview that he quickly jumped into action after he got permission from the passenger.

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Per Sam, he alerted some of the residents in the burning apartment with the passenger and other residents by screaming ''fire''.

The Uber driver subsequently entered the burning apartment after neighbours were unable to confirm if everyone had been evacuated from the building, where he managed to evacuate two residents.

Sam said he checked on the well-being of the residents before driving to the airport to complete the ride. His passenger, fortunately, did not miss her flight.

After the heroic act, many, including the CEO of Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi, took to Twitter to shower Sam with praise.

Relief operation underway as Pakistan flood death toll rises

In other news, Briefly News previously reported that a huge relief operation was underway and international aid began trickling in as Pakistan struggled to deal with monsoon flooding that has affected more than 33 million people.

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Officials said 1 061 people have died since June when the seasonal rains began, but the final toll could be higher as hundreds of villages in the mountainous north have been cut off by flood-swollen rivers washing away roads and bridges.

The annual monsoon is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing lakes and dams across the Indian subcontinent, but it can also bring destruction.

Officials said this year's flooding has affected more than 33 million people - one in seven Pakistanis - destroying or badly damaging nearly a million homes.

Source: YEN.com.gh