Good Samaritans Save Man From Burning Contra Costa Car: WATCH

CONTA COSTA COUNTY, CA -- Most people would probably run away from a fire, not toward it. But for some good Samaritans in Contra Costa County, they ran toward the fire to save a man's life.

The California Highway Patrol said a man was driving on eastbound Interstate 80 earlier this month when he crashed into the center divide. The crash caused a fire to erupt with the 62-year-old man stuck inside the 1991 Cadillac sedan.

"Some good Samaritans recognized the danger and stopped to pull the man from the burning car," the CHP wrote in a Facebook post. "Once the man was safely away from the burning wreckage, CHP Officer Puckett single-handedly put out the fire with his extinguisher."

The blaze was captured on camera by the CHP and shared on Facebook.

"No other vehicles were involved and the male driver was transported to a local hospital for treatment for major injuries," the agency wrote.

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