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A Tennessee police officer is being praised for his bravery after rushing into a home engulfed in flames earlier this month to rescue a mother and her two children.
The Chattanooga Police Department said Officer Rogers arrived at the house May 1 before firefighters.
The Department said when Rogers arrived, he encountered a two-story building with flames visible from the front door and the exterior and interior walls of a second-floor home. The fire was already extending into the attic space.
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Firefighters with the Chattanooga Fire Department extinguish a blaze at a two-story home May 1. (Chattanooga Fire Department)
After neighbors informed Rogers people were still inside, he “jumped into action” to rescue a woman and two children. He then returned with a fire extinguisher to suppress the flames on the front porch.
“Luckily, no injuries were reported,” the department said in a Facebook post featuring bodycam footage. The department noted that while its officers are not trained in firefighting, they are “proud to have exemplary officers like [Rogers]” and thanked him for his dedication to the community.
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Bodycam footage from the Chattanooga Police Department shows officers rescuing a mother and two children from an apartment fire. (Chattanooga Police Department)
According to WTVC, Rogers carried 4-year-old Marlowe to safety while her mother, Rachel Blaylock, followed with her 10-year-old son, Charles.
“I keep thinking back, ‘How was I going to get two kids down the stairs?'” Blaylock told WTVC. “He just grabs [Marlowe], and he was willing to go back in. I was trying to tell him that no one else was there, but he was already going back up.”
An officer with the Chattanooga Police Department attempts to extinguish flames during a house fire. (Chattanooga Police Department)
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The Chattanooga Fire Department confirmed the blaze was knocked down within 20 minutes and that the Red Cross is assisting residents. An online fundraiser noted the Blaylock home was destroyed, and the family lost all of its belongings.
