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MILWAUKEE (July 21) - Two brothers who are Milwaukee firefighters were off-duty when their wives called them to the scene of a burning SUV that had a woman and her two young children trapped inside.
Joel and John Rechlitz were among the crowd who worked to rescue the family Sunday afternoon.Skip over this content
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"Once you see a burning child, I mean, it doesn't matter who you are, firefighter or not," Joel Reichlitz told The Associated Press on Monday. "You are going to do whatever you can to save that child," Joel Rechlitz said.
The 32-year-old woman from Tennessee was driving the SUV when it hit a tree and burst into flames, police said. Videotape of the rescue shows a group surrounding the flipped, burning vehicle. Two men used pipes to break the windshield. The crowd then pulled out the woman and her 2-year-old daughter.
The woman's 4-year-old son was still trapped.
The Rechlitz brothers took turns reaching for the boy through the windshield, but were unsuccessful at first.
John Rechlitz reached in again but couldn't find the seat belt release; someone gave him a knife to cut the car seat's restraints.Skip over this content
Off-duty police Lt. Mark Wroblewski, who lives nearby, arrived with two fire extinguishers, and he and Joel Rechlitz tried to hold back the flames.
I hope the linc up top works...shows the whole rescue... very brave men..the 2 fire men were hurt the little boy is in critcal condition, burns over 30% of his body..
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I don't want to veiw the video, but my hats off to those heroes and my prayers are out to that child
the link didn't work; but so thankful they were able to at least get everyone out of the car; hoping all recover
betty
Real heros like these deserve our respect. Not everyone has the ability to forge in and do what they did.
Good entry, Melanie.
TAke care,
Jack & Sherry
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