Prince George's County, Md. police officers are being credited with saving a man from a burning car Friday morning.
When officers arrived at the scene of a report of a burning car around 12:30 a.m. in the 2700 block of Lakewood Street in Suitland, they found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames with the driver still inside, according to WUSA-TV.
Two officers attempted to pull the man out, but the flames were too intense. Two more officers armed with fire extinguishers arrived on the scene to help.
One of the officers used his baton to lift up the hot door handle and the officers grabbed the man and began pulling him out, but lost their grip when a tire exploded because of the heat.
They then regrouped and pulled the man out of the car with the help of a volunteer firefighter.
Responding firefighters put out the fire while paramedics provided treatment to the victim. The man was transported to a local hospital where he was listed in critical condition with severe burns and internal injuries. He is expected to survive.
"It was a very intense situation," Officer Michael Morris told the news station. "I'm just glad everyone turned out alright."
