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VIDEO: Elk Grove Man Saves Driver From Burning Big Rig

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Thanks to a quick-thinking bystander, a truck driver is safe and sound.

Video of the flames and pictures of the aftermath were posted to the Sacramento Fire Department's Facebook page.

Thanks to the actions of a quick thinking civilian the driver of this big rig is alive. Remember to have a working smoke alarm in any space in which you plan on sleeping in. Sacramento.

Posted by Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522 on Monday, May 9, 2016

According to the post, the big rig caught fire for an unknown reason. An Elk Grove man jumped in to help, firefighters say.

The driver of the truck escaped with only singed hair.

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