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Good Samaritan springs into action to save car of woman 27 from going up in flames

NTK Journalist
Last updated: November 11, 2026 10:35 am
NTK Journalist Published November 11, 2026
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A mystery Good Samaritan has been praised after rushing to save a woman’s car from a fire while she was inside a nearby sunbed shop.

Rebecca Cooper, 27, had popped in for a late-night tanning session when her white Audi suddenly caught fire outside.

The nursery SENCO, from Rushden, Northamptonshire, had no idea her vehicle was ablaze as she lay on the sunbed.

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But a quick-thinking passer-by spotted the smoking car and raced to grab a fire extinguisher, as reported by Need To Know.

Dramatic footage shows the man pointing the extinguisher at the vehicle before releasing a cloud of foam to smother the flames.

Burnt white Audi with blackened bonnet and melted front, next to blue and white police tape.
Rebecca Cooper. (Jam Press/Rebecca Cooper)

His quick actions helped put out the fire and minimise the damage to Rebecca’s car.

The incident happened outside Tesco Express in Finedon at around 7:17 pm on 9 November.

Rebecca later took to social media to try to track down her mystery rescuer so she could thank him properly.

(Jam Press/Rebecca Cooper)

She wrote: “Hi, I’m looking for somebody, a male who was outside Tesco Express in Finedon when my car set a light; I was on the sunbed and didn’t realise.”

She added: “He very quickly grabbed a fire extinguisher and put my car out. Of course I thanked him in the moment but so much was going on I didn’t catch his name and I want to be able to thank him properly.”

(Jam Press/Rebecca Cooper)

“What a hero.”

Rebecca said she was grateful for the stranger’s quick thinking and bravery, which prevented the situation from becoming much worse.

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Burnt white Audi with blackened bonnet and melted front, next to blue and white police tape.
The aftermath of the car fire. (Jam Press/Rebecca Cooper)
Front of a charred white Audi with its bumper and headlight melted, parked beside a police cordon tape.
The aftermath of the car fire. (Jam Press/Rebecca Cooper)

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