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From the never-ceases-to-amaze file: A regular guy rips open the door of a burning car with his bare hands and saves the driver.

The State Patrol today reported this astonishing tale: A Woodbury man driving on Interstate 35W in New Brighton notices a nearby car on fire. He flags down the driver, they both pull over; suddenly the car fills with smoke and the driver's trapped.

Instead of running away, Robert Renning, "with his bare hands bent the locked door in half from the top down. The glass shattered and Renning reached in and pulled (the driver) to safety," the State Patrol said.

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A regular guy rips open the door of a burning car with his bare hands and saves the driver.

Wow: Guy rips open door, pulls driver from burning car

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