A video reveals the minutes a Fairfax County officer saved 3 dogs caught inside a burning home in Alexandria, Virginia.
The officer’s bodycam recorded the rescue on Sunday, June 18, at about 4 p.m. It reveals when he saw the smoke and flames shooting out of the leading flooring of a townhouse in the 4300 block of Pembrook Village Drive, according to a release from the Fairfax County cops.
In the video, he knocks on the door of the home a number of times however does not receive a response. A next-door neighbor informs him there are 3 dogs within.
He breaks past the locked door and goes into the home.
“Fairfax County police, Fairfax County police,” the officer shouts in the video.
The dogs bark in action. He increases the stairs and opens their kennels in the smoke-filled room.
“Without hesitation, the officer made entry into the home and was able to rescue the pets,” the release said. “The officer was overwhelmed by smoke on the leading flooring and needed to leave.”
The fire department snuffed out the fire.
The officer and the dogs were not hurt.
