A 73-year-old blind man is in stable condition after suffering severe burns when he ran into a burning New York City home in response to screams from a neighbor.
James Shackelford became engulfed in flames when he rushed into the St. Albans, Queens, home shortly after noon Sunday, authorities said.
The New York Post quoted two good Samaritans who said they rolled the retired John F. Kennedy International Airport cook to stamp out the fire after seeing him ablaze as they drove by the home.
Shackelford was taken to Nassau University Medical Center, where a hospital official said he was listed Monday in stable condition with burns over 50 percent of his body. He has been blind for a dozen years.
Two other people suffered minor injuries in the blaze.
