Residents of a Utah apartment complex experienced a terrifying wake-up call in the early hours of June 7 as firefighters and officers from the St. George Police Department urgently informed them that their building was ablaze, according to bodycam footage released to News Media.
The dramatic video captures an officer forcefully entering an apartment where a family was asleep, urgently shouting, “Hey, you guys, your unit’s on fire, you need to get out!”
Startled and confused, the family responds with disbelief, “Wait, what?”
Another segment of the footage shows an officer guiding a shirtless resident through his smoke-filled living room, urging him to “Run, run!” as they head toward safety.
The St. George Police Department’s quick response was critical in alerting and rescuing residents during the alarming incident.
“Hey everybody out!” an officer can be heard shouting in the bodycam footage.
Officers communicated over radio about a man stuck in a second-floor apartment that was on fire. Footage shows the officers using a ladder to escort the resident to safety.
“There’s one more guy up there!” an officer yells.
One sleeping resident did not respond to an officer’s warning.
“Hey, building’s on fire, you gotta get out!” an officer yelled while shining a flashlight on the slumbering citizen’s face. Video then showed the resident wake up screaming as a loud bang occurred.
“You gotta go! Let’s go, let’s go!” the officer yelled as he yanked the resident out of bed.
A child runs from an apartment fire blaze in St. George, Utah on June 7, 2026 (St. George (Utah) Police Department)
Further video shows officers calmly evacuating two small children as the kids’ family comforts them.
“Come here buddy, I’m gonna lift you over the wall, it’s alright, okay?” an officer says.
A large explosion can be heard toward the end of the video as a mother pushes a baby in a stroller. One officer at the end of the video says a roof collapsed on top of him.
Eight officers who responded to the incident were sent to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation, but all have since been released, according to the St. George Police Department.
A St. George police officer stands outside his patrol car (George Frey/Getty Images)
The fire began in one unit and spread out through a shared attic, eventually burning down or damaging 20 units in total, according to FOX 13 Salt Lake City.
News Media contacted St. George Police Department for further information.
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