{"id":1746,"date":"2024-10-13T19:48:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T19:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzflash1.com\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2024-10-13T19:48:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T19:48:27","slug":"video-of-what-firefighter-was-caught-doing-to-little-girl-at-car-crash-goes-viral-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzflash1.com\/?p=1746","title":{"rendered":"Video Of What Firefighter Was Caught Doing To Little Girl At Car Crash Goes Viral Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Note: we are republishing this story, which originally made the news in August 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A California firefighter was praised after being spotted comforting a young girl while her mother and sister were treated for injuries they got in a car crash.<\/p>\n<p>A big rig crossed into oncoming traffic on a highway near San Diego, according to KNSD. Inside one of the cars the truck hit was a mother, along with her two young daughters and another adult family member.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"outstream-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d is-empty not-filled\" data-ad-group=\"outstream-0\" data-zone-count=\"8\">\n<header class=\"m-ad-outstream--header\">\n<div class=\"m-ad-outstream--legend\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad--slot not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d is-empty not-filled\">\n<div id=\"ad-outstream-ef0643a99ef1438ab2162e1ca048c41c\" class=\"m-ad-outstream--fallback is-filled\" data-outstream-slot-id=\"ad-outstream-outstream-a8abcd7f66eb4382a1073214699c388c\" data-google-query-id=\"CJfC3tSPjIkDFeChgwcd2QMVPw\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While the mother and one of the girls were being treated for their injuries, Heartland Fire &amp; Rescue Department firefighter paramedic Ryan Lopez took on the task of comforting the 4-year-old daughter, who was uninjured.<\/p>\n<p>A news camera captured the touching moment as Lopez held the girl in his arms, rocking her back ad forth, side to side.<\/p>\n<p>After a few moments, Lopez carried the child over to the fire engine, where he sat her down and gave her a drink of water. Then, she was in his arms once again, resting her head on his shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>The other vehicle struck by the truck was a black Kia Sorrento carrying the two girls, ages 4 and 6, as well as their mother and another adult.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-year-old girl suffered a broken neck in the accident and was having trouble breathing. She was taken to a nearby children&#8217;s hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The 4-year-old girl who was helped by Lopez had only minor injuries<\/p>\n<p>The girls&#8217; mother suffered minor injuries as well and was able to ride in the ambulance with her 6-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Readers shared their thoughts on the story on the Newsiosity Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>Praying all will be ok,&#8221; one reader commented. &#8220;God bless the fireman for his kindness. God bless all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He said it was just a normal reaction because he&#8217;s a dad,&#8221; another user wrote. &#8220;That&#8217;s being humble on top of being a hero.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--embedcode l-inline\"><iframe class=\"m-embed--frame\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsandiego.com\/news\/local\/Firefighter-Hero-Comforts-Girl-in-SR-125-Big-Rig-Crash-438582603.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KNSD<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Newsiosity\/posts\/948971745227415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsiosity\/Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"8\">\n<div class=\"not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-empty not-filled\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-2b21ce25146f4b2b85d2b11f4c1e4101\" data-google-query-id=\"CPigodOPjIkDFQ2JgwcdULQwaw\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lopez spoke to KNSD about the moment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She really just wanted to hang on and just feel safe,&#8221; he said of the 4-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>After determining that the girl was not seriously injured, Lopez, who has a 2-month-old daughter, said he knew the next most important thing to do was to comfort her.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"8\">\n<div class=\"not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-empty not-filled\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-9b90e7e24c9246869f98f2745834dad7\" data-google-query-id=\"CPmgodOPjIkDFQ2JgwcdULQwaw\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The firefighter said that he considers what he did to simply be part of his job, adding that any other first responder would have done the same.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not something I would ever seek out to take any recognition for,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I know someone else in my same position would&#8217;ve done the same thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: we are republishing this story, which originally made the news in August 2017. 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