See body camera video of officers banging on doors in heavy smoke during a White Settlement motel fire as 150 guests are displaced.
Newly released body camera video shows police officers rushing into a motel fire in White Settlement, pounding on doors through heavy smoke and rescuing one person. Now, one of those officers is speaking about the intense moments inside, as residents who lived there are left without a home.
Meredith Yeomans has the story. New body camera video shows officers rushing to a motel fire in White Settlement, banging on doors in heavy smoke and rescuing one person.The officer arrives before firefighters and is seen on his body camera video shouting for guests to leave the three-story building.LEARN MORE Then, the police find a man on the ground in the hallway suffering from smoke inhalation. He's carried away with the help of another motel guest.Dominique Dawes Headlines The 2026 Building Brighter Futures Luncheon Meanwhile, his fellow officer went door-to-door shouting for people to get out and, at one point, crawls into a smoky room on his hands and knees. “It's above and beyond. We're not called to do those things, but he went in there and he chose to do that. He wanted to make sure that that room was clear that nobody was in there,” Hale said.“Nobody helps when you live in a motel,” said Lee Butler, a motel resident.“They're going to give us $100, but they're not giving us cash. They're going to put it on the card that you paid with, which can take three to seven days,” Butler said. “We don't have money to pay for the rooms out of our pocket. We don't even have $50 to our name right now.” Now their pick-up truck is home because they can't afford another room, and like dozens more, their struggle is just beginning. One resident was hospitalized with minor burns, and several others were treated at the scene, police said.
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