PALMER, MASS. (WHDH) - A state trooper is being hailed a hero after he rescued a woman from a burning car in Palmer.

Trooper Glenn Witaszek said he saw the car flipped on its side when he arrived.

The car engine and front seat were already on fire when he heard a 23-year-old woman screaming from the back seat.

The trooper broke the window and helped her.

The entire car burst into flames just moments later.

 

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