Two worshippers in a synagogue on Passover saved a child from death in a burning car that exploded shortly after the rescue.
The worshippers rushed to the burning vehicle after hearing the family’ scream for help, and they found the toddler strapped in a car seat. The worshippers, Moshe Kupperman and a second man, identified only as “Shlomo” and an IDF veteran, survived the intense heat from the burning car while unfastening the child’s seat belt and freeing him.
Two other passengers fled on their own before the Peugeot 307 exploded, the London Evening Standard reported.
The family was taken into the synagogue to recover as firefighters rushed to the scene and extinguished the fire, which destroyed the car.
Michael Block, who worships at the synagogue, told the Standard, “The people in the car realized there was going to be a problem and tried to get out, then fire started coming out. The family in the car was beside themselves and in shock. Shlomo is a lovely chap and he hasn’t been in this country for very long…. He was very brave…. He is a well-meaning guy who saw there was a problem and went to try and help. He is definitely a local hero.”