Navy sailor rescues driver from burning car but mother's vehicle lost to flames

Navy sailor rescues driver from burning car but mother's vehicle lost to flames

A Navy sailor fresh out of boot camp rushed to save the occupant of a burning car, but the flames engulfed his mother’s vehicle during the rescue. Both the sailor and his mother were unhurt. Fireman William Thompson had just arrived at the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois, with his mother when he heard what sounded like an explosion.  A car parked nearby had burst into flames after the driver had suffered a medical emergency, local police …