Three Aurora police officers suffered minor injuries late Wednesday night when they rushed into a burning house and rescued an elderly man, the Aurora police chief said.
“Tonight, our officers disregarded their own safety to quickly rush into a house fire where it was believed an elderly man was inside,” Aurora police tweeted at 9:48 p.m. “Officers were able to get the male out of the home and luckily everyone is okay after being checked out by our partners at Aurora Fire Department.”
Aurora Fire Rescue firefighters treated the three police officers for minor injuries, Aurora police Chief Nick Metz wrote in a tweet. He thanked them for doing so.
Metz wrote that the officers selflessly entered the home to save a man’s life by acting on information that someone was still inside the burning blaze.
“Proud chief!” Metz wrote.
Tonight, our officers disregarded their own safety to quickly rush into a house fire where it was believed an elderly male was inside. Officers were able to get the male out of the home and luckily everyone is okay after being checked out by our partners at .
— Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD)
