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Ablaze (2001)
IMDB rating: 3.30
Plot: Hoping to make a killing on the insurance money, oil refinery owner Wendell Mays decides to burn the place to the ground. His greed endangers the lives of the entire town as the fireball creates a spreading inferno threatens to engulf the entire city, and stretches the abilities of the fire department and the local hospital to their breaking points.
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Directors: Wynorski Jim
Actors: Bradley John,Arnold Tom,Ice-T,Harrington Jr. Pat,Albert Edward,Dudikoff Michael,Biggs Richard,Oliver Christian,Tucci Michael,Zabka William,Virgets Eric James,Cavanaugh Michael,Drama,Action,Thriller,
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As Sergio Jimenez and two strangers frantically tried Tuesday to free a man who was trapped inside a burning Acura on the rain-slicked Capitol Expressway, flames shooting all around them, the 46-year-old trucker had one thought in mind.
When is this thing going to blow?
His adrenaline flowing, Jimenez and James Myers stretched across the passenger side and furiously tried to break the unconscious man free from his seat belt. As they began to pull the driver out, his hand became wedged between the seat and emergency brake. He was stuck.
The two men, aided by Gusto Magana, 24, of San Jose, finally pulled the burning man through the shattered passenger side window. They extinguished the flames on the side of his jacket and pants and carried him 20 to 30 feet away from the car.
Less than a minute later, the car was completely ablaze.
"We just pulled him out right in the nick of time," Jimenez said. "Thank God we were there at the right time."
Myers, 22, of San Jose said the two to three minutes he spent inside the Acura "seemed like forever."
The 28-year-old San Jose driver was taken to Valley Medical Center, where he was treated and released, according to hospital spokeswoman Joy Alexiou. His name was not released by police.
The dramatic rescue was one of 45 accidents reported by the CHP that occurred in the South Bay from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday as heavy rains pounded the area.
A fire official praised
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the three rescuers.
"They saw the fire and got him out," San Jose fire Capt. Scott Kouns said. "They truly did save his life."
About 6:40 a.m., the driver lost control of his 1995 two-door Acura southbound on Capitol and slid backward into a light pole, according to police. Myers was driving side-by-side with the Acura. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the car drifting backward before it slammed into the pole.
"I’ve never seen anything like it in my life," said Myers, who was driving to work.
As Myers pulled over to help, Jimenez happened upon the scene of the accident. As he approached the intersection of Capitol Expressway and Cunningham Avenue on his way to pick up his mother-in-law, he saw "a ball of flames" shooting out of the Honda.
"The back seat was on fire," Jimenez said. "The street was on fire."
Jimenez accelerated through the red light and pulled next to the Acura. He noticed a man’s head leaning against the driver side window, flames all around him.
"This guy is going to die," Jimenez thought to himself. "We’ve got to get him out."
With the driver’s side on fire, Jimenez frantically tried to break open the passenger’s side window by kicking it repeatedly. Myers joined in the effort, but it wasn’t until Gusto Magana arrived that the men were able to get inside the car.
"I was thinking, I need something to break the window," said Magana, who grabbed a wrench from his car and smashed open the passenger side window.
Myers said he noticed a pair of box cutters in the center console and tried to use the tool to cut the man free from his seal belt. Myers doesn’t think he cut completely through the belt, but they were able to pull him to safety. The motorist regained consciousness and began asking his rescuers what had happened. The driver told police he had just gotten off work, according to Jimenez.
Jimenez deflected credit for the rescue.
"If you see somebody in trouble, you help out," he said.
Before parting ways, the three men who had never met before shook hands and hugged one another.
"It was amazing," Jimenez said. "It’s like he had a guardian angel looking over him."
thats a tough 1
Wiseguy | Jan 25, 2010
