Junyi Liu, 41, received the Carnegie Medal for saving an elderly woman from the flames
When a vehicle collision ignited his gas station, Comox Valley resident Junyi Liu rushed outside to rescue the trapped driver on the evening of May 20, 2023.In the following months, the 41-year-old man was awarded the Town of Comox’s Citizen Service Award and the Courage & Bravery Local Hero Award.
Junyi, the co-owner of Esso in #Comox, responded heroically to a fire, saving a life. Recognized by Town Council, he has now been awarded North America's top civilian honour by Carnegie Hero Fund. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition, Junyi! https://t.co/Jt5ISwp9tR pic.twitter.com/O0afIN6e1B“It’s considered the highest honour for civilian heroism in North America,” said Jewels Phraner, Carnegie Hero Fund Commission director of communication.
“Everything I did was just automatic, I didn’t think about anything. It went so fast,” Liu said in May 2023. “I didn’t think that I did something big. I think anyone else who would have been there would have done the same thing as I did.”“This was an extraordinary act and Junyi kept his wits about him. He risked his life to pull the driver out of this car that was completely covered in flames. I think that that speaks to his character and speaks to him as a person.
“Andrew Carnegie… knew that he couldn’t others to act heroically, but he thought that the world would be a better place if we all knew about… these heroes,” said Phraner.
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