A Chester County fire official was honored for pulling people from a burning car
Deputy fire director J.P. McNeil III pulled several people, including children, from a flaming vehicle he came upon off duty in York County. Chester County Council gave him a plaque for the Aug. 1 rescue.
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Chester County Council presented a plaque to deputy fire director J.P. McNeil III for a rescue on Aug. 1, WSOC-TV reported. Off duty in York County, he came upon a vehicle on fire and pulled several people out, including children.
The plaque is the county's recognition of that stop. Aug. 1 is when the crash happened. The report is about the people he got out of the car, and it does not add a medical update on how they fared afterward.
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