Dramatic bodycam footage captures police rescue of trapped firefighter from Illinois house explosion
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Illinois police officers and a bystander jumped into action when a firefighter became trapped beneath the rubble of a house fire on April 3, stunning bodycam footage reveals.

Authorities in Christopher responded to the fire just after 8 a.m. Thursday when the house, which was already engulfed in flames from the inside, suddenly exploded, bringing the porch roof down onto a firefighter.

“Come on! Let’s get him out!” one first responder can be heard saying in dramatic, police-worn body camera footage of the rescue.

Officials can be seen running toward plumes of smoke after the partial building collapsed to rescue the firefighter. 

Christopher police pull the trapped firefighter from the beneath the collapsed roof.

Christopher police pulled the trapped firefighter from under the collapsed roof. (Christopher Police Department/Storyful)

The department added that its “thoughts and prayers are with the Christopher firefighter for a fast and speedy recovery, and also with the family that lost their home during this tragedy.”

The firefighter sustained minor injuries, according to FOX 8 Cleveland.

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