PARSIPPANY — Parsippany resident Nicolas Limanov was featured on Channel 2 CBS News on Thursday, April 21 at 11:00 p.m. newscast. Click here to view the newscast.
The reporter, Tracee Carrasco, interviewed Nick and Anthony Despirito at Kafe Mozart, 2900 Route 10 on Thursday filming a segment for the evening newscast. On Monday, Nick jumped into action to rescue a driver from a burning car in the Powder Mill West Shopping Center, as first reported in Parsippany Focus. (Click here to view article).
The newscast from CBS News stated:
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Without thinking twice about their own safety, good Samaritans jumped into action to rescue a driver from a burning car in New Jersey.
A Monday evening shift at Kafe Mozart in Parsippany was anything but routine for 20-year-old Nicolas Limanov and 17-year-old Anthony Despirito.
“I heard a call over my radio that I carry as an emergency responder in town, that there was an unconscious man in the parking lot of our plaza,” Limanov explained, speaking exclusively with CBS2’s Tracee Carrasco.
Limanov, a volunteer with the community emergency response team, and Despirito spotted smoke in the parking lot.
Moments later the Blue 2003 SAAB went up in flames with a 22-year-old man inside.
Limanov didn’t hesitate.
“I was able to do it just in time before a lot of fuel leaked out and the flames got worse, so it was seconds to spare, but it was done,” he said.
Nick will be honored by the Lakeland Hills YMCA as Parsippany’s Citizen of the Year on Wednesday, May 11.
Nicolas is a volunteer extraordinaire, actively participating in numerous Parsippany activities and organizations. He truly embodies the phrase “service about self” in everything he does.
He is a first responder for the Parsippany Office of Emergency Management, which is under the umbrella of the Parsippany Police Department.
He is a board member and participant with the Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce.
Nicolas is also an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany, and is the Chairman of “Touch a Truck,” which is one of the largest fundraisers for the club.
He is out in the cold shoveling snow for his elderly neighbors; he clears fire hydrants to help fellow first responders. While focusing on a career in criminal justice, he hopes to one day work in law enforcement. From cooking at Homeless Solutions to saving lives, Nicolas does all this and still hasn’t turned the ripe old age of 21!
Most recently, Nicolas helped save an individual from a car fire, working with another Good Samaritan. He makes Parsippany a better place to live, and is more than deserving of the Lakeland Hills YMCAs Parsippany Citizen of the Year.
Nick is a graduate of Parsippany High School Class of 2013 and currently is attending County College of Morris.
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