A Pulaski County, Arkansas Sheriff's deputy pulled a man from a burning vehicle Sunday afternoon.
Deputy Sam Brandon spotted a white SUV drive off McCain Boulevard and into a North Little Rock Shell station around 4 p.m., according to The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Officials said that the vehicle and a pool of gasoline surrounding it immediately went up in flames as the male driver inside sat unconscious.
"I U-turned, and thankfully, there was a parking lot full of good Samaritans," Brandon told the newspaper.
The deputy parked his patrol car and ran to the burning vehicle, but the door wouldn't open.
He then crawled through the window, cut off the man;s seat belt and attempted to pull him through a window, but was unsuccessful.
As smoke filled the SUV, several of the people in the lot helped control the fire and assisted in the rescue.
A tow truck arrived as Brandon struggled to remove the victim and, with the assistance to the tow truck driver, he hooked the tow truck to the door to break open the door.
The tactic worked and Brandon moved the man to safety before an ambulance transported him to a local hospital.
The man's wife later told Brandon that her husband has a history of seizures, which could have caused the crash.
Brand was quick to give credit to those who assisted in the rescue, saying that he's not a hero.
"This wasn't a one-man job," he said.
