Randall R. Rhoades rescued six persons from a burning building, East Syracuse, New York, February 13, 1979. Rhoades, 25, railroad brakeman, entered a burning apartment building and, in dense smoke, went to the third floor, where he encountered two children. After taking them outside, Rhoades returned to the third floor and found two adults and two other children. He led them to the stairway, but it then was blocked by flames spreading on the second floor. Feeling his way, Rhoades located a third-floor window and broke the glass. He aided the others onto a roofed section of the second floor, from where firemen removed them to safety. 57425-6507
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