[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 158 (Thursday, October 12, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1934]
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                      TRIBUTE TO KEVIN J. KRASNECK

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 12, 1995

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Kevin J. 
Krasneck for rescuing two brothers from a fire on August 1, 1994. Alae-
Eldeen, 6, and Mohammed, 3, were unconscious in a bedroom of their 
family's one-story house after fire broke out in their living room. 
Kevin, an off-duty firefighter, was among the neighbors and others who 
responded to the scene and attempted a rescue. He entered the house 
through a window in the bedroom adjacent to the boys' room, and despite 
intense heat and dense smoke which precluded visibility, crawled into 
the boys' room. He found Alae-Eldeen, carried him to the window that he 
had entered, and handed him out to another man. Kevin then returned to 
the bedroom for Mohammed, whom he also took to the window. After 
handing Mohammed outside to safety, Kevin exited the house. Alae-Eldeen 
and Mohammed were hospitalized for treatment of smoke inhalation and 
burns. Kevin also received hospital treatment for smoke inhalation. 
Fortunately, all three recovered.
  In honor of his extraordinary heroism, Kevin J. Krasneck was awarded 
the Carnegie Medal. This medal is given to civilians in the United 
States and Canada who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while 
saving or attempting to save the lives of others. Mr. Speaker, I am 
pleased to recognize Kevin for his bravery, and am sure that my 
colleagues would like to join me in acknowledging this heroic act.

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