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Check out this story. It is almost too good to be true. Either way, this firefighter is very lucky in this freak occurence.


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Fireman saved by 'hand of God' after SUV lands on him

BY TONY SCLAFANI
DAILY NEWS POLICE BUREAU

Firefighter Marc Kroenung miraculously walked away from having this SUV land on his head after manhole explosion in Bronx.
A manhole explosion sent an SUV flying onto a Bronx firefighter - but he was miraculously saved by his helmet when he crashed clean through a side window.

Firefighter Marc Kroenung, a 33-year-old married father of two, was helping extinguish a manhole fire Saturday when an underground explosion sent the Cadillac Escalade hurtling upward.

The giant SUV came down sideways, with the driver's side window shattering against Kroenung's helmet as the auto crashed to the pavement. He was left standing inside the overturned SUV.(Read More)

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