 'But I thought it was more than just a little smoke. And I'm not much of a fan of sunbathing anyway, so I thought I would see if I could help.' Heading over the mountain towards Lardos in his rental car, Mr Lewis said it was like driving into 'the end of the world'. As he drove deeper into the smoke, he could make out beach bars engulfed in flames and more and more families moving away from burning hotels and bungalows. He stopped to pick up a fleeing family and drove them over the mountain to find refuge in a hotel. Mr Lewis said: 'There were no rooms, but there were seats, phones, internet and power. 'I saw some people getting their luggage and dropping it as they ran to the beach as the brush at the side caught fire.' Mr Lewis said he saw tourist boats back onto the shores to take people to safety. The dad explained: 'I picked up an Austrian man and he just burst into t){kind=link}
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A dad who risked his life to save families from the raging wildfires in Rhodes using a hire car to help them flee – has been hailed a hero.
Jonathan Lewis, 62, made six return trips in and out of the danger zone in his car – helping several families to safety.
He had been holidaying with his family on the Greek island when the fires broke out at the beginning of last week.