It was so big and so hot, the heat. And it was so close to us. It was like diehard. Seriously. The bruce willis movie. And then just flames. It was like something out of a movie. Reporter but it turned very real once they saw the truck driver running, flames shooting up his pant leg. The australian family rushed to help. As they could hear small explosions coming from the scene. He was holding my hands and he was obviously in shock. And he was just saying, i had nowhere to go. Reporter the 61yearold driver escaped with nonlifethreatening burns, in part thanks to these Good Samaritan tourists, who stopped and helped. And now have a big story to tell back home to their kids. Theyve been messaging us, saying, what are you doing, mom and dad . Youre supposed to be safe. Come home reporter certainly a story there. Well, that driver is alive, but sadly he is in bad shape. He told me that he has a number of surgeries ahead of him. Hes not sure how many and he also says he doubts he will ever
To you right now. Reporter speaking to news 4 from his hospital bed, dale millers story of survival is an amazing one. This was miller running across the turnpike, his leg on fire. I knew i had to get out of the truck because everything was engulfed in flames. Something told me to open the door and jump. Reporter he was running for his life, trying to escape the infernal. His truck, carrying oxygen tanks from philadelphia, had collided with a second tanker after one side sliep swiped the other near exhibit 9. The fire and smoke could be seen for miles, and up close it was so big and so hot, the heat, and it was so close to us. It was like die hard. It was like something out of the movies. Reporter jackie and Anthony Wilson were visiting from australia when this happened in front hem. The tourists jumped in to help. There was the young fellow that helped me get my pants off and there was another gentleman this there who let me use his cell phone to call my son. I thanked them because ba
And a month ago, a man opened fire inside a lafayette, louisiana, multiplex killing two people and wounding seven others before taking his own life. And just earlier this month, in nashville, tennessee, a man shot and killed by police after he attacked moviegoers with pepper spray and a hatchet. John chandler is live outside a regal theatre. John . Reporter thats right. If you just think about all the places, especially here at new york city that we are subject to security checks, airports, museums, even yankee stadium, and now at least at Regal Cinemas, at the movies. Whats in your bag . Regal movies wants to know. The company is now searching bags and backpacks at their nearly 600 nationwide locations. At union square, signs warn moviegoers theyll be subject to a search and many were surprised. I didnt know it was a security check. So now that i know, im a little more worried than i was before. Reporter why is that . Well, i mean, i never think of that at the movies. I never have. Do
Told us this was the first flooding theyve seen here in 15 years. Now, the long cleanup gins. John lives right near route 22 and he spent today trying to save his daughters possessions from his fweoded basement. She had a whole bunch of stuff down there. Thats all soaked. I have flood insurance, thank god. And coming up at 6 00, well take a look at more of that amazing video shot by the flood victims themselves. Were also going to talk with some of the businesses that were hit hardest. Theyre still cleaning up as we speak. Live in scotch plains, michael george, news 4, new york. All right, michael, thank you. You can track the storms moving in overnight with our news 4 new york app. Youll see our interactive radar and get aler and this is available in the Apple App Store right now. New information now on a frightening attack in queens. A l woman approached by a stranger and doused in the facenwith a mysterious liquid that left her burning. News 4 Sheldon Dutes is live where it happened
You can see metal and mattresses scattered across the highway. The driver of a box truck carrying the mattresses somehow crossed from the northbound lanes into southbound traffic, colliding with a tractortrailer and other vehicles. The box truck driver and its passenger died. Other people suffered minor injuries. And now to the latest on a powerful explosion at john f. Kennedy high school inmileanhour bell hill. Investigators say a lit match caused the explosion that injured three people. Ida siegal is at the scene with new details. Reporter and sibilia, the worker who lit that match is now in the hospital in critical condition, suffering from severe burns. An entire portion of the sixth floor is now in rubble, and officials are telling us it will not be repaired in time for the first day of school. It was intended to be a science lab with all the bells and whistles. Now the site of rubble and debris. According to the fire department, workers were in the process of installing tabletop