William T. Cline died attempting to rescue Jennie W. Klopp from burning, Columbus, Ohio, June 24, 1962. Mrs. Klopp, 78, was in the rear seat of a stopped sedan talking with Cline, 38, welder, and his wife when the automobile was struck from behind by another vehicle. The impact ruptured the fuel tank, and escaping gasoline burst into flames, which spread over the rear of the sedan and the front of the other automobile. Cline and the other occupants of both vehicles got out, but Mrs. Klopp remained inside as flames rose two feet above the sedan. Heat was intense. Cline ran to the rear door and jerked it open. Flames issued through the doorway. Cline then stepped into the rear compartment, which was filled with flames, and extended his hands. Flames obscured his subsequent actions. Half a minute later he emerged from the sedan, almost completely aflame, and began rolling on the ground. Others beat out the flames an Cline. Most of his clothing had burned away. By that time both automobiles were enveloped in flames, which firemen extinguished. They then removed Mrs. Klopp’s body from the sedan. Cline was removed to a hospital but succumbed to his burns the next day,
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