On 21 June 1981, Gregory Soukoreff, then nineteen, saved the lives of three people after a fiery eight-car collision, in Richmond, British Columbia. Although somewhat shaken himself in the accident, Mr. Soukoreff did not hesitate to assist others in worse condition. As he comforted one victim, thrown from her car, he noticed that fire had broken out in a tangle of three vehicles and went immediately to the wreckage, confirming that no one was in the first car. A family of three occupied the second; Mr. Soukoreff pulled the driver out through the window and then, despite flames and smoke in the back, entered the car and climbed into the rear. He pushed a small child out the rear window, then lifted an unconscious woman into the front and out the driver's window. As he left the vehicle the expected explosion occurred, engulfing the wrecks and igniting the child's hair and clothing. Mr. Soukoreff dashed into the flames, grabbed the boy and rushed him from the area. He snuffed the fire with his hands and body, rolling on the ground to extinguish flames on his own clothing. The child was passed to others while Mr. Soukoreff turned to further assist where he could. By this time it was apparent that he required treatment for shock and burns; he was removed by ambulance.