Police responded to the accident just after 2 p.m. Monday and found the vehicle on fire with the woman trapped underneath. Her torso was under the vehicle and only the lower portion of her legs were exposed.
Together, they acted quickly to pull a 17-year-old through the passenger’s side window and move him to safety moments before the entire structure became engulfed.
When the trooper arrived, flames were visible from the engine compartment, and she immediately ran to the overturned vehicle and began trying to break the windshield using her hands, arms, and feet to gain access to the driver who was trapped inside.
Deputies acted quickly to get K9 Nina out of the burning vehicle and because of their quick response she only sustained minor singeing to her whiskers and fur.
Two New Jersey State Troopers rescued a semi-conscious driver from a burning truck earlier this week, pulling him to safety just before the vehicle exploded in flames.
Safety experts say the only way to extinguish a lithium-ion battery inside a car is with thousands of gallons of water, much more than what it takes to stop a fire in a typical gasoline engine. The other option is to just let it burn itself out.
Thanks to the quick thinking of a police officer with the Glenn Heights (TX) Police Department, employees at a nearby Jack in the Box restaurant were saved from a burning vehicle stuck in the drive-thru lane.
Thanks to the quick thinking of a police officer with the Glenn Heights (TX) Police Department, employees at a nearby Jack in the Box restaurant were saved from a burning vehicle stuck in the drive-thru lane. More Here.
For saving a man from a burning car, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has announced the selection of Sgt. Anthony Schnacky and Officer Matthew Curry of the Rosenberg (Texas) Police Department as the recipients of its Officer of the Month Award for June 2015.
Southbridge, Mass., Police say a man walked up to an unoccupied cruiser at the police station, dumped gasoline on it, and lit then it on fire late Tuesday night. The spectacle was captured on cellphone video.
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