Elderly woman rescued from burning car in Dunning neighborhood of Chicago

A woman pulled another woman from a burning car on Friday afternoon in the Dunning neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago.

Chicago police say a man driving a black sedan was rear-ended near 78th and Belmont by an 81-year-old woman driving a gray SUV. The woman turned onto Orange Avenue where her SUV then caught on fire.

Videos posted on social media show the car engulfed in flames.

Tanya Fermin leapt into action to pull an elderly woman from the burning car.

"As I walked out, I saw the lady. She was in the back passenger side, looking for her purse," Fermin said. "So, I had to tell her, 'Ma'am, you have to get away from the car. The car's going to explode any minute,' because I kept hearing the crackling sounds."

Firefighters arrived and quickly put out the flames. Two cars near the SUV were also damaged by the fire.

The 81-year-old woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation. The man in the black sedan declined medical attention.