There is no shortage of people in the world who see a burning building that isn’t theirs and choose not to risk their lives to help: Tomasz Zareba is not one of those bystanders.
The Dublin truck driver helped save a man from a harrowing fall when the second-story window was his only escape route—and he earned the gratitude of the fire brigade for his timely intervention.
It happened on Monday that the interior of a building in the center of the Irish capital was consumed in flames by the time that Mr. Zareba, who is originally from Poland, was driving by in his semi-truck.
“I saw the flames coming up from the window and one guy was lying on the [sidewalk]. He had blood on his face, and I think he might have broken both his legs when he jumped from the building,” he told the BBC.
“Another guy was screaming from the window. He didn’t know what he was supposed to do because he had flames behind him, and the long drop below him.”
A video posted on Instagram showed that Zareba reversed his truck and got as close to the window as possible to allow the man to leap onto the rooftop of the trailer. (NOTE: You have to click on the video a couple times to see the life-saving leap captured by user @ThisIsDublin…)
Zareba remained calm, put the parking brake on, and waited in case anyone else should come jumping out of the window.
Eventually, the Dublin fire brigade arrived and he pulled away to a safe distance to see what might happen next.
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“I waited another 20 minutes because the road was blocked and then the fireman came over and said, ‘Grand job buddy, thanks for that’ and I went on to finish my deliveries for the day.”
Mr. Tomasz ZarebaZareba works as a deliveries driver for Eurospar, a continent-wide grocery chain, whose Ireland-based subsidiary told BBC they were thrilled to see one of their drivers display such a commitment to their community.
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They praised his quick-thinking during what might have otherwise been a very frightening situation.
Zareba told the BBC he believes the man was unharmed from the fall onto his roof.
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