First, a woman witnesses a car become engulfed in flames. She also realized that there were kids inside:
A passer-by rescued the children from the vehicle after it burst into flames while their mother was collecting a prescription from a nearby pharmacy. The pair, along with an older child and their mother, were taken to hospital.
A central ambulance communications spokesman said three children were taken to Palmerston North Hospital with smoke inhalation and burns; a 13-month-old and 3-year-old with minor injuries, and a third child, believed to be 7, with moderate injuries.
So young! At least someone was able to help out.
Next, there was a breakthrough in research for choroideremia, a rare and incurable form of blindness:
