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Willimantic Man Saved From Fire By Jumping Into Dump Truck

A Connecticut man who was struck on the second floor of a burning building was saved by jumping into the back of a construction dump truck that happened to be driving by.

A man hanging from a second-floor window to escape a fire jumped into the back of a dump truck.

A man hanging from a second-floor window to escape a fire jumped into the back of a dump truck.

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The incident took place in Windham County around 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 22 in Willimantic.

According to the Willimantic Fire Department, firefighters responded to a fire at 1163 Main St., for a structure fire on the second floor of a building.

When they arrived, they found multiple occupants had sustained injuries, including a man who jumped from a second-floor window into the back of a quick-thinking Town of Griswold dump truck driver who saw the man and backed up his truck so the man could jump, the department said.

Mutual Aid units removed the victim from the truck and he was transported to a hospital for smoke inhalation and burns. 

The truck driver is reportedly a volunteer firefighter who knew he had to help when he saw what was happening. 

The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

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