A paramedic spoke out after vandals torched his car that was parked in front of his home while he was sleeping.
The incident occurred in Oldham, England, where 46-year-old John Lowe woke up only to realize his car was set ablaze while his family was asleep.
As the paramedic explained according to the local reports, he woke up after hearing a loud noise coming from the yard in front of his home.
After rushing outside to see what’s going on, Mr. Lowe of the North West Ambulance Service came across his car consumed by the fire.
“You try and do the best for people and there’s no reason you should be targeted for it. My wife is really shaken up and scared. She hasn’t stopped crying and my son is feeling really frightened by it,” the man said after the ordeal.
“Why would someone target someone who is part of the NHS or a key worker?”
Fortunately, the firefighters responded quickly enough to put out the fire before it could spread to the house.
The incident was reported to the police whereas CCTV footage allegedly showed a person hurling an object at the vehicle and setting it on fire.
“It easily could have set the house on fire. It doesn’t bear thinking about what could have happened,” John added.
“It is a lovely street usually. You feel like you do your best to serve the public and everyone round here knows that I am a paramedic.
“I just don’t understand why my family have been targeted. I am just glad I wasn’t working a night shift because I don’t know what I would have done if I wasn’t there.”
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