Body cam video captures Austin police officers rescuing man from burning truck before explosion

Friday, May 28, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas -- Austin, Texas police are recognizing two officers who pulled a man from a burning truck moments before it exploded as heroes.

The dramatic rescue Monday was caught on body cam video.
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Officers Eduardo Pineda and Chandler Carrera responded to 911 calls about an unconscious man in a burning truck with his foot on the gas pedal near an apartment building.

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You can see Carrera using a fire extinguisher on the truck as Pineda tries to wake the man up.
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When that doesn't work, they both quickly pull him out of the truck, which can be heard exploding seconds later.

Emergency medical workers then treated the man.
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