Officers with the Conyers Police Department in Georgia responded to a house fire over the weekend and rescued an elderly woman trapped inside, authorities said.
Police officers in Georgia busted through a window of a smoke-filled home during a house fire and rescued an elderly woman trapped inside, authorities said Wednesday. were being hailed as heroes after busting through a window of a smoke-filled home and rescuing an elderly woman trapped in a house fire, authorities said Wednesday.
Officers responded to a house fire call in Conyers on Sunday and spotted a person inside the home trying to get their attention from a window, theSenior Police Officer Smith, Senior Police Officer Samuels and Officer Wright raced to reach the trapped woman, according to officials. Bodycam video the department released shows Smith smashing the window and tearing out the blinds before climbing inside the smoke-filled home. Smith can be heard calling out to the victim before locating her. He carries her to the window before passing her through to officers outside, the video shows."Officers never know when the next call will come or what that call will be but they are always prepared," the department wrote.
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