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Sure, Comcast was caught filtering for profit and ushered in the metered bandwidth revolution. And yes, a Comcast technician might even fall asleep on your couch. But a part time super hero as well?
That latter part might be stretching it a little, but two Comcast technicians did manage to save an elderly woman from perishing in flames as her house caught on fire. It all started when the woman's husband escaped from the burning home and ran outside calling for help. Jim MacConnel and Tom Masciulli, who had been installing a phone line in the area, rushed inside.
"There was so much black smoke and she had soot all over her face," MacConnel said. "If we had left, it's just my opinion, but if we weren't here she would have perished."
The two man escorted the 88-year-old woman through black, billowing smoke and out to safety.
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