WATCH: Virginia cops crawl through burning house to save man trapped in fire
As police officers raced up to a wooden house in the town of Culpeper, Virginia on the evening of Oct.3, heavy smoke billowed out of the windows.Residents who lived in separate apartments in the house stood outside, according to the Culpeper Police Department.But one man hadn’t come out, they told police.
They worried that he might be inside.Culpeper Police Department officers enter a burning home to save a man from the fire.(Culpeper Police Department)MYSTERY STRANGER VANISHES AFTER FAMILY SAYS FRANTIC WARNING SAVED THEIR LIVES DURING DEVASTATING HOUSE FIREOfficer Ashley Sain didn’t wait.
She rushed toward the house and went in without protective gear and began checking doors, searching for anyone who might still be inside.Moments later, Officer Neal Coffey joined her.SHERIFF'S DEPUTY SAVES MAN FROM FIERY WRECK AFTER HIGH-SPEED CHASE ENDS IN CRASHBody-worn camera footage shows one officer running up stairs, past "No Smoking" signs with red lettering posted on the walls.On the second floor, the duo found a door that was locked from the inside.Smoke slipped through through cracks above and below.MARINE VETERAN AND BOSTON FIREFIGHTER DIES AFTER RESCUE EFFORTS AT MASSIVE HOUSE BLAZE"Police department, if you’re in here!" Sain shouted over shrieking smoke alarms.Police officers and firefighters responded to a house fire in Culpeper, Virginia, on Oct.
3, 2026.(Culpeper Police Department)Meanwhile, Coffey quickly opened the lock with a pocket-size tool and cautiously swung open the door, calling out, "Police department!"HISTORIC NYC CHURCH ENGULFED IN 5-ALARM BLAZE; 6 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED BATTLING STUBBORN FLAMESBut there was no answer.Heavy black smoke poured from the bedroom.
The officers could see flames.MASSIVE FIRE ENGULFS APARTMENT COMPLEX UNDER CONSTRUCTION, FORCES EVACUATIONS IN SOUTH BEND"Police department!" Sain shouted again."Anybody inside?"By that time, Sgt.
David Cole and Officer Michael Beel had made it to the second floor, as well.HEART-STOPPING...