CLEARWATER, Fla. — Video shows a man being rescued by good Samaritans in Clearwater after his car caught fire.
Clearwater Fire and Rescue said a call came in at 2:34 p.m. Friday where a black Porsche was on fire in the eastbound lanes.
Video of the incident, provided by Clearwater Fire Rescue, shows two citizens pulling a man from a burning car, while other citizens use fire extinguishers to contain the fire before firefighters arrived.
Clearwater Fire said a 74-year-old man was taken to Morton Plant Hospital as a precaution.
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