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Dublin Live
03-07-2025
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- Dublin Live
Dublin Fire Brigade present hero truck driver with special award after he saved man from burning Dublin building
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Dublin Fire Brigade have presented a hero truck driver with a special award after he saved a man from a burning Dublin building last week. Tomasz Zareba reversed his truck up close to the blaze on the third floor of a four-storey building at Granby Row last Tuesday, allowing the man to jump onto the roof. Amazingly, the Polish man said he then carried on with his job and "finished [his] deliveries for the day". Three fire victims were taken to hospital following the fire on June 24 – but many claim tragedy was avoided thanks to the Eurospar driver. And the capital's fire service recognised him with a special presentation yesterday evening. (Image: Twitter/Dublin Fire Brigade) They said: "Earlier this evening, our Chief Fire Officer presented Tomasz with a plaque to acknowledge his quick actions by positioning his delivery truck to assist in the rescue of people from a fire. Tomasz met with some of the Firefighter/Paramedics who were at the scene." Video footage showed Tomasz reversing the lorry under a window of the building as thick, black smoke and fire billowed out. After several seconds, a man leaps from the window on to the lorry and a loud impact noise can be heard amid gasps of onlookers. But the driver told us: "I just thought it would be much safer for him to jump on the lorry instead of the footpath. I saw the smoke coming from the window because my next delivery was just around the corner." (Image: ThisisDublin) He added: "I saw the flames coming up from the window and one guy was lying on the footpath. He had blood on his face, and I think he might have broken both his legs when he jumped from the building. "Another guy was screaming from the window. He didn't know what he was supposed to do because he had flames behind him. There was a long drop below him. I reversed the lorry as close as I safely could to the window. The other lads from the footpath told him to jump on the roof of the lorry. He was OK I think." Tomasz said he waited in case someone else needed to jump from the window and then pulled in and waited for the fire brigade. He said: "I waited another 20 minutes because the road was blocked and then the fireman came over. "He said, 'Grand job buddy, thanks for that'. I went on to finish my deliveries for the day." A witness said: "He just saved someone an agonising death." Another added: "Incredible. Absolute hero. Many would have driven on." Someone else said: "Give that lorry driver a medal." Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
Irish Times
01-07-2025
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- Irish Times
Dublin Fire Brigade presents plaque to lorry driver who saved man from burning building
Dublin Fire Brigade has presented a lorry driver with a plaque after he saved a man from a burning building in the capital last week. On Tuesday evening, Chief Fire Officer Dennis Keeley presented Tomasz Zareba with the plaque in Dublin city. Chief Fire Officer Dennis Keeley presented Tomasz Zareba with the plaque on Tuesday evening. Photograph: Dublin Fire Brigade On June 23rd, Mr Zareba, who delivers groceries for the Eurospar supermarket chain, was driving when he passed a burning building on Granby Row in Dublin's north inner city. He parked his lorry outside the building, allowing a man to jump from a window and land on the vehicle . READ MORE Earlier this evening, our Chief Fire Officer presented Tomaz with a plaque to acknowledge his quick actions by positioning his delivery truck to assist in the rescue of people from a fire. Tomaz met with some of the Firefighter/Paramedics who were at the scene. — Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) Speaking to The Irish Times last week, Mr Zareba said he 'thought it would be much safer for [the man] to jump on the lorry instead of the footpath'. The driver had already seen someone jump from the building before parking his lorry beside the window. 'One guy was lying on the footpath. He had blood on his face, and I think he might have broken both his legs when he jumped from the building,' he said. He then saw another man 'screaming from the window', causing him to intervene. 'I reversed the lorry as close as I safely could to the window, and the other lads from the footpath told him to jump on the roof of the lorry,' Mr Zareba said. 'He was okay, I think. I asked him how many people were in the building, but he didn't know because he was in shock.' The lorry driver waited at the scene 'in case maybe somebody else would need to jump from the window'. Once Dublin Fire Brigade arrived, Mr Zareba left and continued his deliveries for the day. After he received his plaque on Tuesday, Mr Zareba met some of the firefighters and paramedics who attended the scene last week. A spokesperson for DFB said the plaque was presented to Mr Zareba 'to acknowledge his quick actions' in saving the man from the fire.
BBC News
26-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Dublin: 'Incredibly brave' lorry driver saves man from burning building
A groceries delivery driver has described how he used a lorry to rescue a man from a burning building in Zareba reversed his lorry up to the city centre building to allow a man who was trapped at a third-floor window to jump to safety onto the roof of the black smoke was billowing from the building in the Granby Row area of the Irish capital shortly after 08:00 local time on Monday when the Eurospar driver on what happened, Mr Zareba, who is originally from Poland, described how the man was "screaming" for help at the time. He said: "I just thought it would be much safer for him to jump on the lorry instead of the footpath.""I saw the smoke coming from the window because my next delivery was just around the corner."I saw the flames coming up from the window and one guy was lying on the footpath. He had blood on his face, and I think he might have broken both his legs when he jumped from the building," he added."Another guy was screaming from the window. He didn't know what he was supposed to do because he had flames behind him, and the long drop below him."I reversed the lorry as close as I safely could to the window and the other lads from the footpath told him to jump on the roof of the lorry."He was ok, I think," Mr Zareba said."I asked him how many people were in the building, but he didn't know because he was in shock. I waited in case maybe somebody else would need to jump from the window."After a while, I pulled the lorry to a safe place and waited for the fire brigade. I waited another 20 minutes because the road was blocked and then the fireman came over and said, 'Grand job buddy, thanks for that' and I went on to finish my deliveries for the day." 'Quick thinking' The driver has been praised by his Mellon, Logistics Director of BWG Foods, which owns and operates the Eurospar brand in Ireland, said, "We want to commend Tomasz for his quick thinking to help this person escape from the burning building."It was an incredibly brave intervention, with the assistance of others who were in the area, in what must have been a very frightening experience. We hope those who were caught up in the incident make a full Fire Brigade said seven people were treated at the scene and three were taken to hospital for treatment.
Extra.ie
25-06-2025
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- Extra.ie
Watch: Moment lorry driver rescues man from burning building in Dublin
A lorry driver who reversed his truck up to a burning building in Dublin is being hailed a hero for saving a man's life. The man had been trapped on the third floor of the four-storey building on Granby Row in Dublin 1, as smoke billowed from the windows out onto the street, when the quick-thinking lorry driver reversed his lorry directly outside the burning building. After a minute or so, a man can be seen jumping from a window onto the top of the lorry to the amazement of a group of onlookers who had gathered at the scene. Dublin Fire Brigade and An Garda Síochána at the scene of a fire on Granby Row. Pic: Sam Boal/Collins Photos The lorry driver, who has since been identified as Polish man, Tomasz Zareba. Fire in Dublin this morning 😯 weldone to the truck driver 👌 👏💯 — ThisisDublin (@Thisisdublin0) June 24, 2025 Three people were hospitalised following the blaze, with gardai and Dublin Fire Brigade attending the scene. The street remained closed on Tuesday afternoon with local diversions in place, and Dublin Bus were among public transport operators implementing diversions as a result.
Dublin Live
25-06-2025
- General
- Dublin Live
Hero lorry driver saves man trapped inside burning building in Dublin city centre
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A hero lorry driver saved a life by reversing his truck up close to a burning building so a man trapped inside could jump on to the vehicle. Tomasz Zareba told the Irish Mirror he did it because he thought it "would be much safer for him". Amazingly, the Polish man said he then carried on with his job and "finished [his] deliveries for the day". Three fire victims were taken to hospital following the Dublin city centre blaze yesterday – but many claim tragedy was avoided thanks to the lorry driver. As the fire raged on the third floor of a four-storey building at Granby Row in Dublin 1, the passing Eurospar driver assessed the danger. Video footage shows Tomasz reversing the lorry under a window of the building as thick, black smoke and fire billowed out. After several seconds, a man leaps from the window on to the lorry and a loud impact noise can be heard amid gasps of onlookers. People who saw the terrifying scenes called for Tomasz to get a medal. (Image: ThisisDublin) But the driver told us: "I just thought it would be much safer for him to jump on the lorry instead of the footpath. I saw the smoke coming from the window because my next delivery was just around the corner." He added: "I saw the flames coming up from the window and one guy was lying on the footpath. He had blood on his face, and I think he might have broken both his legs when he jumped from the building. "Another guy was screaming from the window. He didn't know what he was supposed to do because he had flames behind him. There was a long drop below him. I reversed the lorry as close as I safely could to the window. The other lads from the footpath told him to jump on the roof of the lorry. He was OK I think." Tomasz said he waited in case someone else needed to jump from the window and then pulled in and waited for the fire brigade. He said: "I waited another 20 minutes because the road was blocked and then the fireman came over. "He said, 'Grand job buddy, thanks for that'. I went on to finish my deliveries for the day." A witness said: "He just saved someone an agonising death." Another added: "Incredible. Absolute hero. Many would have driven on." Someone else said: "Give that lorry driver a medal." The risk to life was reported by Gardaí and Dublin Fire Brigade after an emergency call after 8am. It was confirmed by the emergency services that six fire engines attended the incident, seven people were treated at the scene, and three went to hospital. (Image: ThisisDublin) A fire service spokesperson said: "Breathing apparatus teams were committed to fight and extinguish the fire." A Garda spokesperson added: "An investigation is ongoing." A spokesperson for Eurospar said "Tomasz Zareba was on his daily delivery round for our supermarkets." Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice . For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage .
