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Amazon Driver Hears Screams, Runs Into Burning Home To Save Elderly Man Trapped Inside

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On Friday afternoon, Tim West of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, almost lost his parents, his house and his dog while he was out.

But his neighbors and even a random deliveryman in the area weren’t about the let that happen. Amazon deliverer Sean Campbell was doing his rounds on Black Friday in the Century Woods Subdivision when he heard screaming in the distance.

“I heard the screaming and when you hear something like that you have to go to it,” Campbell told WESH-TV.

Without a second thought, he dropped the packages he was carrying and raced to the source of the screams. When he got there, he saw a house on fire.

An elderly woman had been escorted from the home, but when Campbell got there an elderly man was still trapped inside, apparently unaware of the blaze steadily consuming the home.

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Campbell entered the house and saw the elderly gentleman in the kitchen.

“He was in the kitchen, just, you know, with his walker just standing there,” Campbell explained. “I don’t think he truly knew what was going on, so I was like, ‘Sir, c’mon. I need to help you. C’mon, let’s get out.'”

“He was trying to grab his walker and cane and I’m like, ‘No, we got to move … you’ve got to see another day!'”

When firefighters arrived, they were able to rescue the family dog, as well. The house was badly damaged, but not destroyed, and the family will be staying with a relative who lives nearby while the home is repaired.

Campbell was glad to be of assistance, and West is aware that Campbell and the others who risked harm to save his family are heroes.

“Thankful that I got the people inside out,” Campbell said.

“It was fantastic that he was both here and able to go inside and brave enough to go inside,” West said. “We really appreciate that.”



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Amazon has also given Campbell a nod, and company spokeswoman Deborah Bass said Amazon just as proud of its driver.

“We love hearing stories about drivers being everyday heroes for our customers and the communities they serve,” she told People.

“Everyone at Amazon was touched by Sean going above and beyond to help someone in need, and we’re excited to celebrate and thank him for his great efforts.”

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Amanda holds an MA in Rhetoric and TESOL from Cal Poly Pomona. After teaching composition and logic for several years, she's strayed into writing full-time and especially enjoys animal-related topics.
As of January 2019, Amanda has written over 1,000 stories for The Western Journal but doesn't really know how. Graduating from California State Polytechnic University with a MA in Rhetoric/Composition and TESOL, she wrote her thesis about metacognitive development and the skill transfer between reading and writing in freshman students.
She has a slew of interests that keep her busy, including trying out new recipes, enjoying nature, discussing ridiculous topics, reading, drawing, people watching, developing curriculum, and writing bios. Sometimes she has red hair, sometimes she has brown hair, sometimes she's had teal hair.
With a book on productive communication strategies in the works, Amanda is also writing and illustrating some children's books with her husband, Edward.
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