Henry S. Blank, 23, plumber, attempted to rescue Philip A. Herbert, 15, plumber’s apprentice, from burning, Dayton, Ohio, November 23, 1910. Blank went down into a cellar to a tank, which was 40 inches high and had contained lard?oil, to rescue Philip, who was standing in the tank with his clothes ablaze. Flames extended above Philip’s head, and small ones rose from the ground near the tank. Blank attempted to lift Philip and then called another man to help. They raised Herbert about a foot when Blank’s companion slipped and fell. Blank, with his trousers burning, ran from the scene. At the top of the stairs, he lay down and another man assisted him to extinguish the flames in his clothes. Philip was taken from the tank unconscious a short time later and died. Blank sustained burns of the hands and ankles. 8297-
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