Wow! Mesa police body camera video shows the moments a good Samaritan jumps into action, climbing on top of a storage shed to rescue two children from a burning building. WATCH:
MESA, AZ — Two kids were taken to a hospital after an apartment fire late Friday morning near US 60 and Gilbert Road after a harrowing rescue.
"Being there, seeing all the chaos, and hearing people screaming, was a very intense situation,” said Officer Brandon Ciprien, who has been with the department for six months."Teamwork gets the job done. You can count on anyone, fire, police, or regular civilians to help you out."Body camera video shows man rescue baby from burning building in Mesa Officials say an officer stood on a shed in order to reach the second child during the blaze after the citizen entered the apartment.
Both children were taken to the hospital with officers by their sides along with paramedics and are expected to be ok. Four officers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries but have been released.