Suffolk County good Samaritans rescue woman from burning vehicle in Fort Salonga, Long Island [Video]

FORT SALONGA, Long Island (WABC) — Half a dozen good Samaritans jumped into action to help pull a woman to safety from a burning vehicle over the weekend.

It happened Sunday just before 6 p.m. at Bread and Cheese Hollow Road, north of Pulaski Street.

Tempestt Harris-Buckner, 33, was driving northbound on Bread and Cheese Hollow Road when she swerved to avoid hitting an animal. Her car struck a utility pole and both the pole and her vehicle caught fire.

Michael Susinno was two cars behind her when it happened. When he got to her the car wasn’t on fire, but seconds later the flames were 15 feet high and the utility pole exploded.

There was no time to think and he said the good Samaritans had to act.

“We had no choice because now the flames were towards the windshield,” Susinno said. “We could feel the heat. We had to pull her out of the …