Dramatic body cam footage shows Atlanta officers rescue man from burning car

ATLANTA — Two Atlanta police officers are being hailed as heroes after they pulled a man from a burning car Sunday night.

The Atlanta Police Department said that the car had gone through two houses before hitting a tree and bursting into flames.

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Officers W. Adams and M. Todd arrived at the accident at Oliver Street and North Avenue and found the driver still in the car while flames shot from the hood. Body camera footage shows the officers struggling with the door, which would not open.

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The officers eventually broke the driver’s side window and pulled the unidentified driver through the window and onto the ground away from the burning car.

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The driver had minor injuries, and there were no other reported injuries.

The cause of the accident was not immediately known.

Dramatic body cam footage shows Atlanta police rescue man from burning car

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