Posted on 04/28/2005 11:21:35 PM PDT by kingattax
HOPKINTON, R.I. (AP) - An 80-year-old woman rescued her 67-year-old neighbor from an apartment fire, carrying the ailing woman down two flights of stairs.
Madalene Lindill put Grace Brayman's arms around her neck and carried her on her back out of their elderly housing complex Wednesday after Brayman accidentally ignited a fire in her apartment.
Lindill told WJAR-TV there was "nothing to it."
"I'm not a great person," she said. "You just don't think at the time."
Hope Valley-Wyoming Fire Chief Fred Stanley described Lindill as "a small woman." She told him she had served as an auxiliary firefighter in the 1960s in Plainfield, Conn.
"She had to be a spunky little character to do what she did," Stanley said.
Fire officials said the blaze started when Brayman, who was wearing an oxygen mask, lit a cigarette. That caused the mask to ignite, and the fire spread to a chair and carpet.
Brayman, the only person hurt, was released Thursday from a hospital.
Stanley said Lindill would receive a department citation given for acts of heroism.
Dear God, on oxygen and lit a cigarette ????
OMG, I'm not sure I could do this........brava!
Evidently she *saved* a woman lacking common sense. *Sigh*
she definitely needs an honorable mention in the 'Darwin Awards'.....what a dipstick
Oh, PLEASE, I'm sure the friend told SOMEONE that if she were ever suffocating to death she wouldn't want to be rescued. This 80 year old should be arrested for stopping the beautiful, peaceful process of asphyxiation. After all, who would want to live at that age after blah blah blah.../ s.o.
lol....ok, "george", calm down.
Which do you think was louder, the "hiss" of the oxygen or the "hiss" of the match. :-)
LOL....good question ..maybe it was the "hiss" of her brain leaking
Do you think that we'll EVER had JUST ONE thread when somebody doesn't try to associate it with Terri Schaivo?
Airhead?
I watched my Uncle do the smoking while on O2 thing when I was about 25 and thought, " a guy his age should know better than that" But at least he didn't blow himself up and burn down the building.
Only when we can make jokes and people don't whine about it. ;)
O2 head!
Give me five minutes and I'll work immigration, abortion and "Desperate Housewives" into this story. :D
there arent too many more stupid things a person can do than light a cigarette while wearing a flowing oxygen mask. she's very fortunate they didn't recover her butt in new jersey.
LOL....please add barney frank and organ meats.
Some things just write themselves...
that was too easy..lol
I'm waiting for when the, "There go those dumba$$ed smokers again," posts hit in here.
where is everyone tonight ? this story has more good joke material potential than a "rosie o'donnell gets a vasectomy" thread
theyll be here.....give em time..lol
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