“To say that his efforts were extraordinary would be an understatement,” the fire department said
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- A Texas man is being credited with saving two girls from a deadly house fire
- Before firefighters arrived at the scene, a “good Samaritan,” later identified as Leon Segura, ran inside the Fort Worth home, where he found two unconscious girls and carried them out to safety
- “To say that his efforts were extraordinary would be an understatement,” the fire department said
A Texas man is being hailed as a hero after saving two girls from a deadly house fire.
According to the Fort Worth Fire Department (FWFD), dispatchers began receiving reports of a house fire — with multiple people trapped inside — on the 4200 block of McCart Avenue on the city’s south side just after 3 a.m. local time on Saturday, June 27.
Before firefighters arrived at the scene, a “good Samaritan” passerby — later identified as local resident Leon Segura by CBS Texas, NBC DFW and FOX 4 — saw the smoke coming from the home and ran to it…