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Motorists rescue woman, sister from burning car

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Passers-by rescue a woman pinned in a burning car on Interstate 10 in Hancock County, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The fire was extinguished by the hose of a cement mixer, and fire extinguishers from nearby 18 wheelers. The woman was then extracted from the wreckage by the civilians as rescue personnel arrived, and she and her handicapped child, who was removed from the wreckage early, were airlifted from the scene. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Associated Press

HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (AP) - August 16, 2012 (WPVI) -- Passing motorists who saw smoke billowing from a stand of pine trees along Interstate 10 in southern Mississippi rescued a woman and her disabled sister trapped inside a wrecked, burning sport utility vehicle.

Fifteen to 20 motorists, including a photographer for The Associated Press, helped save the women Thursday afternoon in Hancock County.

Photographer Gerald Herbert said the rescuers pulled the disabled woman from the wreck first, but getting the driver out was difficult.