Saw Blade Flying and Stuck in 3 Seconds...Man Visiting Convenience Store Faces 'Life-or-Death' Moment Sparks Attention

Man Barely Dodges Flying Saw Blade 'Hot Topic'
Saw Blade Flies In and Embeds 3 Seconds After Entering Convenience Store
"Grateful to Be Alive... Cried All Night"

A man walking down the street opens the door of a convenience store and steps inside. A few seconds later, a sharp circular saw blade flies through the air and embeds itself in the convenience store door. It was a situation where a terrible accident could have happened if he had been just a little slower. The story of the man who faced life and death within just a few seconds is becoming a worldwide sensation.

Sharp saw blades embedded in the exterior wall of a convenience store.
[Photo by New York Post]

On the 1st (local time), the New York Post reported an incident that occurred on the 28th of last month at a convenience store in Oregon, USA. Shane Rimche, who was a customer at the time, was walking toward the convenience store, opened the door, sensed something was wrong from someone’s shout, and quickly took cover inside the building.

He recalled that about 3 seconds after he closed the door, there was a dull thud as if something had slammed into the door. It was a dizzying situation where a sharp circular saw blade was embedded exactly where Rimche had been standing just seconds before. The building’s exterior wall where the saw blade was lodged was deeply gouged, showing how fast it had flown and how close it was to costing a life.

A man narrowly dodging a rolling saw blade.
Photo by New York Post

Rimche explained, "I was entering the store when I heard a loud noise and shouts like 'Get out of the way quickly.'" He added, "I saw a 4-foot (about 1.2 meters) long saw blade rushing toward me." He continued, "I cried all night after the incident. It was a truly terrifying experience," and said, "I feel grateful to be alive. If I had been hit by the saw blade, I wouldn’t be alive." The convenience store owner, Amit Grewa, also described the harrowing moment: "I was standing behind the counter when I heard something rolling. It sounded like metal," and "Then there was a loud noise, and the entire store shook."

The saw blade reportedly fell from a nearby construction site where workers were repairing a valve due to a gas leak. A construction official said, "It seems the saw blade became loose due to a missing bolt or a worker’s mistake," and added, "We are reviewing the contract with the construction company and have excluded them from other projects." He also said, "It is a huge relief that no one was injured."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.