They Ran Into the Flames: Florida Bystanders Rescue Trapped Man From Exploding Porsche [WATCH]

Think fast, act faster: In a heart-pounding split-second, everyday heroes in Clearwater, Florida turned a potential inferno into a miracle, yanking a trapped 74-year-old driver from his blazing Porsche before the luxury ride became his coffin.

The black sports car erupted in flames around 2:30 p.m. Friday in an eastbound lane outside a Little Caesars pizza shop.

The elderly motorist, hindered by a prosthetic leg, could not escape on his own.

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

Motorcyclist David Calderon, en route to work and still wearing his helmet, bolted to the driver’s side door.

He and another passerby hauled the man to safety as fire roared from beneath the chassis and inside the cabin.

"I didn’t really think about it. I just reacted," Calderon told WFLA.

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"I was really scared. The flames were really hot. The flames are coming out from under the car and inside the car, you know. So we felt that he there’s people that stopped helping because the flames are too much,” Calderon said.

Additional bystanders seized fire extinguishers and battled the blaze until Clearwater firefighters arrived. The department later praised the civilians.

"Thank you to the hero citizens who helped save a man’s life after he was unable to get out of his burning car this afternoon," the Clearwater Fire Department said in a statement. "And thanks to our crew members who responded to help the man get medical care and ensure the car didn’t explode from the flames enveloping it."

The driver, identity withheld, suffered no visible injuries but was transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

Clearwater Police spokesman Rob Shaw underscored the narrow escape.

"I’d say had they not gotten involved, we likely would have a very different story with a possibly tragic ending," Shaw said.

Calderon, reflecting on the terror, voiced a simple hope.

"It was scary. It was really scary. You know, it wasn’t just, let me just help somebody. You know, it was really scary for us," Calderon said.

In a 24/7 doom-scroll of wars, scandals and disasters that drown out decency, this raw footage from Clearwater is a gut-punch reminder of the unbreakable human spirit.

Strangers stared down a ticking gasoline bomb—any second it could have detonated, shredding rescuers and rubberneckers alike—yet they charged the inferno to drag one vulnerable soul from the jaws of death. That, America, is courage unfiltered.