Off-duty fire captain jumps into action after EV crashes into California nail salon and bursts into flames
The fire department shared a video of smoke and flames rising from an electric vehicle that crashed into a nail salon in California and immediately caught fire.
An electric vehicle crashed into a nail salon in Mission Viejo, California, igniting a fierce fire that quickly engulfed the storefront. An off-duty fire captain, Chris Chang, witnessed the accident and immediately rushed towards the danger, disregarding the smoke and flames. The Orange County Fire Authority praised Chang's bravery on social media, stating that he ran into the burning salon to ensure everyone was safely evacuated.
Once the area was clear, Chang assisted firefighters in containing the fire by securing a water supply and deploying multiple streams to knock down the flames before they could spread to the rest of the building.
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