Fort Worth police on Wednesday released on-officer body camera footage of two patrol officers rushing to save a family and dog inside a burning home.
The incident happened in the early morning hours of April 6 as officers were on routine patrol along the 4600 block of Hemphill Street.
“I saw this, what I thought was fog,” said Officer Aaron Cade. “And I was like, ‘This is some really thick fog.’”
That fog turned out to be smoke, and Cade, as well as Officer Johnny Lopez, soon realized there was a fire.
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The body camera footage shows Cade kicking in the front door of the home, while telling the residents that they were Fort Worth police and that their home was on fire.
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After the door is broken open, a man and woman rush out to safety. The officers and a woman then go back inside to get the family dog.
“The smoke was real thick, so you’re trying not to take deep breaths,” Lopez told NBC 5 about entering the burning building without the aid of an oxygen mask.
The fire started at an electrical box at the rear of the home.
As the three exited the home with the dog, the video shows smoke starting to build inside just as the first fire fighters arrive to the scene.
“I didn’t do anything any other officer wouldn’t do,” Cade said about their actions that night.
“We’re first responders. So we just have to get the job done,” Lopez added.
No one was hurt and Fort Worth Police congratulated the officers on Twitter for their efforts. [[300020701, C]]
