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Driver rescued from burning vehicle

Woman escapes vehicle rollover on Lakeshore Drive with no serious injuries, responders say.
Thunder Bay Fire Rescue 2021

THUNDER BAY – A woman escaped a vehicle rollover without serious injuries Friday, thanks to a quick response from firefighters.

Thunder Bay Fire Rescue crews answered reports of a single-vehicle collision on Lakeshore Drive, just east of Hodder near the train overpass, around 11 p.m.

Responders arrived to find a single female occupant unconscious in a vehicle that was overturned and partially on fire.

Despite advancing flames, firefighters were able to remove the woman through an accessible door, allowing crews to knock down a fire in the engine compartment.

The woman regained partial consciousness on scene and was transferred to hospital without serious injuries, TBFR reported.




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