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'You can't jump': Man helped save pregnant woman from fire, then explosion hurled him out window

As fire spread through the building, Brian Jackson talked a pregnant woman down from jumping from a window.

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Wildfire & Environment · September 24, 2026
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As fire spread through the building, Brian Jackson talked a pregnant woman down from jumping from a window. Then, he was blown from the window himself, breaking both legs and possibly needing an amputation.

Original reporting: LA Times, California.

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