Woman Sitting in Broken-Down Car Doesn't Know It's on Fire: Good Samaritan Saves the Day
Those of us who have had the pleasure of being the owners of older vehicles know that you have to factor in the possibility of a few more stops along the way than you’d have with a new car. Being stopped mid-journey was…
Those of us who have had the pleasure of being the owners of older vehicles know that you have to factor in the possibility of a few more stops along the way than you’d have with a new car.
Being stopped mid-journey was nothing new for Anna Hartman of Wichita, Kansas, whose old vehicle was prone to breakdowns. It was so old hat for her, in fact, that when it came to a halt on Oct. 7 at around 3:30 p.m., she calmly sat inside while she figured out her next steps.
“I’m just coming home from work,” Hartman told KSN-TV. “It’s like a normal day.”
What she didn’t know was that a fire had started in the undercarriage. Thankfully, a passer-by noticed and stopped to tell her — and just in time, too.
“I had somebody pull up, and this woman let me know that the car — there was flames under the car,” Hartman said. “I became pretty hysterical, and she was staying with me and just helping me stay calm.”
Hartman said that shortly after she exited her car, the whole front of the car went up in flames. The fire department arrived and put out the blaze, but her car had met its end.