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Pregnant Woman Rescues Paralyzed Neighbor

Published: July 13, 2006

A Michigan woman pregnant with twins enters burning building to rescue her neighbor.

Jessica Bates is a very pregnant hero.

She’s about to give birth to twin girls any day now. But that didn’t stop her from rushing into a burning house to help a paralyzed neighbor in Albion, Michigan.

Bates found Barbara Wellman and managed to drag her wheelchair by the foot pedals to the sidewalk.

Bates tells the Jackson Citizen Patriot she knew she was taking a chance, but couldn’t leave her neighbor in the burning building.

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