{"id":390833,"date":"2025-11-19T22:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T22:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/390833\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T22:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T22:09:10","slug":"amazon-drivers-praised-after-trying-to-rescue-woman-in-wheelchair-from-burning-jacksonville-home-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/390833\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon drivers praised after trying to rescue woman in wheelchair from burning Jacksonville home \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 A Jacksonville Fire and Rescue District Chief is praising two Amazon delivery drivers who tried to save a woman trapped in her burning home on Tuesday on Fulton Road.<\/p>\n

>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Fire trucks and crime scene tape surrounded the house as investigators worked, but neighbors shared details of the desperate moments during the blaze.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to praise those guys,\u201d neighbor James Marquis told Action News Jax. \u201cThey were trying to get to her. But the flames engulfed and were coming out on the porch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marquis says the Amazon drivers did what they could to save her life.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe came out on the porch,\u201d he said. \u201cApparently, they brought garden hoses to try to hose her down because the flames were just billowing out of the area.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neighbors say the woman, who has not been publicly identified, often relied on them for help.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was an amputee in a wheelchair,\u201d neighbor Marti Pounder said. \u201cShe posted a lot on Nextdoor, needing help and things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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JFRD District Chief Phillip Orelli confirmed the drivers attempted a rescue but were forced back.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were pushed back by heavy flames and smoke and were unable to make that rescue,\u201d Orelli said. \u201cOur units\u2026 found one person deceased on the porch.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Fire Marshal is still investigating what caused the fire.<\/p>\n

The Amazon drivers were too shaken to go on camera.<\/p>\n

But their supervisor told our crew on scene he couldn\u2019t be prouder of his guys. <\/p>\n

Action News Jax will update this story as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n

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