Eugene Raftery rescued James B. Gibson from burning, Indianapolis, Indiana, January 4, 1979. When fire broke out in the first-floor apartment that adjoined his, Raftery, 71, telephoned a report of the situation and then fled, believing that the occupant of the burning apartment, Gibson, 73, had already left the building. When he heard Gibson calling for help from inside the building, Raftery crawled into the hall, which was filled with dense smoke. Flames from the burning apartment were spreading into the hall and heat was intense. Raftery found Gibson lying on the floor of the hall and, with some difficulty, dragged him out of the building. Gibson later succumbed to extensive burns he had sustained. 57280-6506
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