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First Responders Rescue Woman From Burning Car

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BALCH SPRINGS (CBSDFW.COM) - Two first responders who were passing by a burning car in Balch Springs stopped and rescued a woman who was still inside.

Sean Davis, spokesman for the Balch Springs Fire Department, said two Alliance Ambulance employees were driving along Interstate 635 when they passed a car that was on fire.

The two employees stopped to offer assistance and pulled a woman from the burning car.

The woman was transported to a local hospital with minor burns to her legs.

Davis said firefighters told him the two employees likely saved the woman's life due to their actions.

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