Teresa LaMark Apgar saved George R. Henson from an impending explosion, Essex, Connecticut, November 2, 1979. When the oil tanker he was driving veered off the road and overturned, Henson, 37, was badly injured and thrown to five feet from the rig’s cab, which quickly filled with flames. Mrs. Apgar, 34, magazine inspector, ran to Henson and, with difficulty because he outweighed her, moved him five feet farther away. The rig’s fuel tank exploded, increasing the flames. Mrs. Apgar aided Henson to the road. One of the tanks of diesel oil then exploded, flames rising 60 feet. After Mrs. Apgar and Henson had moved farther away, other persons arrived and another of the diesel tanks exploded. Henson was hospitalized for his injuries. 57049-6490
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