Brian Jackson saw a pregnant woman about to jump from a flaming window and didn’t hesitate.
“You can’t do that, you’ll kill yourself”, he told her. She replied that she had no other choice. So Jackson climbed down first to help her land safely. Seconds later, there was an explosion, and he ended up being pushed into the void.
The fire occurred in a two-story building in Riverside, California, in the early hours of September 17. Jackson ended up with both legs and ankles fractured, and lost feeling in his right foot. Doctors have not ruled out having to amputate his legs. His stepdaughter, Elexis Hernandez, created a GoFundMe campaign that has already surpassed 24.000 dollars, because before the accident Jackson was living in his car while working full time. Upon waking from surgery, the first thing he asked was whether the woman and her baby were okay.
