One of the nurses at the hospital was Allyn Pierce. He lost his house and his workplace in the fire, and has since uploaded a photo of his truck – a Toyota Tundra he used in the evacuation – to show people just how serious the situation was.
Close call
Allyn is a man who loves his truck, so it was with a heavy heart that he took to social media to describe the damage it sustained. In doing so, however, he was sure to include praise for Toyota for making a vehicle robust enough to save his life from the inferno.
Toyota’s response not only proved that their PR team are earning their keep, but also went a long way to helping Allyn.
For the back and forth between Allyn and Toyota, see below:
And Toyata’s response:
Of course, in light of what has happened the gesture may seem small, but it’s still something that will make a huge difference to Allyn.
New York Times reporter Jack Nicas took to Twitter to go into more detail concerning the story. His series of tweets make for quite the eye-opening read:
https://twitter.com/jacknicas/status/1062162154906742784
https://twitter.com/jacknicas/status/1062162161177260032
https://twitter.com/jacknicas/status/1062162167867170816
https://twitter.com/jacknicas/status/1062162177472118784
https://twitter.com/jacknicas/status/1062162181716754432
For reference, this is how Alyyn’s truck looked before:
Despite what Allyn says, we think he and all the brave men and women working to save others in the California fires are genuine, real life heroes.
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