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Shul-goers rescue family from blazing car

April 24, 2014 09:32
The silver Peugeot moments after the occupants were pulled to safety (Photo: Tony Hardiman)

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Marcus Dysch,

Marcus Dysch

1 min read

Shul-goers rescued a family from a burning car moments before it exploded in a giant fireball.

Four members of the unnamed family were helped to safety after congregants heard their screams for help outside the Ahavas Torah building in Stamford Hill, north London.

Yohanan Kupperman and Shlomi Zeivald rushed from the complex, which includes a synagogue and yeshiva, after the car caught fire shortly after 5pm on Sunday as preparations were being made for the final days of Pesach.

They helped drag members of the family from the silver Peugeot 307 as the engine blazed. A baby strapped into a car seat was among the rescued passengers. Moments after they were pulled from the car, it exploded.