Burger King Staged a Car Fire on a Highway, and Surprised Those Who Stopped to Help

Latest stunt is for Good Samaritan Day

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Today is Good Samaritan Day. And rather than spend 15 minutes whipping up a dumb social post, Burger King goes the extra mile with a fun real-world stunt—staging a car fire on the side of a highway, and then offering a special treat to the good samaritans who stopped to help.

The film, by David Miami, was shot on a stretch of road in Vasquez Canyon, California, and the good samaritans who stopped “are real,” the brand tells us.

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