Army Captain saves 3 lives while wearing ‘Captain America’ t-shirt

Paul Szoldra
Apr 2, 2018 9:36 AM PDT
1 minute read
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A real-life Captain America saved the day after a car crash in North Carolina on Tuesday.

Capt. Steve Voglezon was driving down the road when he noticed a car on fire, so he did like any soldier/superhero would do: He sprang into action, grabbed a fire extinguisher, and helped rescue three people from the wreck.

KPLC-TV has more:

The catastrophic scene unfolded on a rural road. Heavy smoke and flames filled the air when three people were trapped inside two vehicles. John Spurrell lives nearby, and helped rescue one driver before shooting video on his smartphone.

"That's the Army guy, Steve. He's quite a hero," Spurrell said as he points at his phone.

Quite fittingly, Voglezon can be seen in the video wearing a Captain America t-shirt. Because, of course he would.

"I grabbed one of the fire extinguishers and we smashed out on the back window and the driver's side window. .... there wasn't a real plan, I just had tunnel vision," Voglezon told ABC News. "If I had not been a soldier, I would not have known what to do. The Army has helped a lot. I was just at the right place at the right time. People do this every day at the fire department. I wasn't alone out there, there were at least 10 of us in the community working together."

The three people who escaped the accident suffered only minor injuries.

Now watch the video:

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