Motorists Rescue Woman, Sister from Burning Car

Friday, August 17, 2012

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

Between 15 and 20 motorists managed to save the women, who were trapped inside.

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Motorists help woman, sister pinned in burning car

Unidentified rescue personnel stabilize a woman as they wait for a medical evacuation helicopter, after passers-by rescued her from 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 truckers. The woman was then extricated from the wreckage by the civilians as rescue personnel arrived, and she and her disabled sister, who was removed from the wreckage earlier, were airlifted from the scene. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Approximately 20 Motorists Rescue Woman, Sister Pinned in Burning Car

Motorists help woman, sister pinned in burning car

Passers-by use a hose from a cement mixer and bottles of spring water to douse the fire as they 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 truckers. The woman was then extracted from the wreckage by the civilians as rescue personnel arrived, and she and her disabled sister, who was removed from the wreckage early, were airlifted from the scene. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Approximately 20 Motorists Rescue Woman, Sister Pinned in Burning Car

Motorists help woman, sister pinned in burning car

Passers-by hold a woman after they rescued her from being 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 truckers. The woman was then extricated from the wreckage by the civilians as rescue personnel arrived, and she and her disabled sister, who was removed from the wreckage earlier, were airlifted from the scene. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Approximately 20 Motorists Rescue Woman, Sister Pinned in Burning Car

Motorists help woman, sister pinned in burning car

Passers-by comfort a woman after they rescued her from being 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 truckers. The woman was then extricated from the wreckage by the civilians as rescue personnel arrived, and she and her disabled sister, who was removed from the wreckage earlier, were airlifted from the scene. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Approximately 20 Motorists Rescue Woman, Sister Pinned in Burning Car

Motorists help woman, sister pinned in burning car

A firefighter comforts a handicapped child that was rescued from a burning car, as others stabilize the driver, background, after passers-by rescued the woman as she was pinned in the 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 truckers. The woman was then extricated from the wreckage by the civilians as rescue personnel arrived, and she and her disabled sister, who was removed from the wreckage earlier, were airlifted from the scene. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Approximately 20 Motorists Rescue Woman, Sister Pinned in Burning Car

Motorists help woman, sister pinned in burning car

Passers-bye 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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Approximately 20 Motorists Rescue Woman, Sister Pinned in Burning Car

Motorists help woman, sister pinned in burning car

A woman who was pinned in a burning car and rescued by passers-by on Interstate 10 in Hancock County, Miss., is airlifted to a hospital, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The fire was extinguished by the hose of a cement mixer, and fire extinguishers from nearby truckers. The woman was then extricated from the wreckage by the civilians as rescue personnel arrived, and she and her disabled sister, who was removed from the wreckage earlier, were airlifted from the scene. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Approximately 20 Motorists Rescue Woman, Sister Pinned in Burning Car

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