PASADENA — Two men who came to the aid of a fellow passenger who had been set on fire aboard a train in Pasadena were among four people honored Wednesday, Sept.10, with Courage Awards by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Jonathan Leyva, 37, of Pomona, and Kenneth Hwang, 35, of La Verne, were lauded for running toward the victim and using their jackets to extinguish the flames aboard the Metro Gold Line train as others ran from the flames on May 7, 2022, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Christine Nicole Ciaccio, 41, pleaded no contest in June to one count of arson causing great bodily injury with use of an accelerant and was sentenced to 14 years in state prison, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

Also honored were:

— Alanna Russ

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