Robert N. Coffey rescued Lorraine C. Tobin from burning, Bloomfield, Connecticut, March 22, 1981. When a truck carrying tanks of oxygen and compressed air crashed into a tree, fire spread through the engine compartment and the cab. Trapped in the cab was Miss Tobin, 19. Coffey, 23, exterminator, ran to the truck. When Miss Tobin’s head appeared at the windshield opening, Coffey briefly reached into the flames and grasped her. Pulling twice, he freed her from the wreckage and then patted out the flames on her. Miss Tobin was hospitalized extensively for her burns. Coffey was treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns. 57773-6563
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