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Stamford Teenagers Save Cancer Patient Trapped Inside a Burning Vehicle By Martín Mercado | BigCountryHomePage.com
Three teenagers from Stamford, Texas are be- After he was dragged away from the vehicle he ing held heroes after they rescued a man who was still concerned and trying to get his medicawas trapped inside a burning vehicle. tion from inside the vehicle. Brett Patterson, Luke Thane, and Keith Rich- “Your medication is replaceable, your life is ards were coming home from Abilene when not,” said Luke Thane to the man a few minutes they saw a car engulfed in flames on the road. before the car exploded. The three teenagers did not hesitate to help.
According to Brett Patterson, the explosion set the other side of the road on fire as well.
They stopped their car and then realized there was a person trapped inside. Aside from the man with third-degree burns on his leg. No one else was injured. The teenagers did not waste time and started to do everything they could to help. They The three teenagers have set up a GoFundMe called 911, grabbed some water they had in account for the man they saved, hoping they’ll the car, and pulled the man out of the vehicle raise enough funds to help him with his expenswith the help of another person who stopped es. when he saw them on the road. If you wish to donate for the cause of these The man who was trapped inside the car was ‘heroes,’ you can visit his GoFundMe page at on his way home from his cancer treatment https://bit.ly/2tyxXAp. when his car caught fire.
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