Mystery taxi driver saves man from burning car in New Brunswick

Heather Purcell believes fate played a role in her witnessing a local act of heroism over the weekend when a taxi driver, whose identity is unknown, pulled an unconscious man from a burning car in Saint John, N.B.

On Saturday, shortly after dropping her husband off at work, Purcell came to a stop sign when she saw a car engulfed in smoke.

Moments after noticing a taxi parked along the road nearby, the taxi driver stopped her and asked her to speak with 911 operators he had on the phone, saying he had trouble speaking English.