Police Farmington Hills crawl through Burning Home, except 8: “The failure to act will result in people who die”

Farmington Hills, Mich. (Fox 2) – As a house burned on Tuesday morning, sending deep black clouds to the sky, four Farmington Hills police officers went to the house to save 8 people from hell – putting their own lives in danger.

During a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, the head of the Farmington Hills police, John Piggot and the fireman, John Unruh, talked about the fire and the courage of the officers to hurry. Piggott said there is no doubt in his mind that their actions save people’s lives.

“The non -observance of the action will result in people who die (1.9) and from there you are proud that all their training and all their instincts have gone to this, such as their instincts to save lives. And, you know, when you first watch the video and you see that the officer running to that door, and was not in the door,

The 8 people saved inside the house are expected to be okay. Three of the four officers are hospitalized with breathing problems after inhaling black smoke.

What do we know:

The four officers were the first emergency respondents who arrived at the house, at 10 miles, near the middle belt, around 5 in the morning, to the officers were said to be in the house and they were in a hurry to save them.

“There was no hesitation. And this is the kind of things you know, you can train and train. But when it’s time, people do it?” Piggot said. “And here’s another example in which our officers or firefighters are tested. And when they had to act, they did.

At the press conference on Tuesday, Piggott launched a 4 -minute bodycam showing rescue.

The chaotic video starts with the officers who arrive and see the burning house. When they were told that someone was inside, they ran behind the house and began to crawl on their hands and knees to get inside and urged people to crawl. At one point, a man was found above a young woman, of whom Piggott said he tried to take safely.

The girl was fixed between the man and a cabinet and, despite the smoke that surpassed the officers sometimes, worked to release it and then the man.

“I have no doubt in my mind that if the officers had not actively pulled them and they would have called them and they would have pulled them, they would not have to know how to get out of that household,” Piggott said. “No doubt, in my mind, that we will have at least three victims of the people who were still in that house.”

In total, 8 people were drawn in the form of a house, which Unruh said is owned by the Tawheed center, a mosque in Farmington Hills.

What we don’t know:

the cause of the fire He is still in the course of investigation and ATF is also on the spot. Unruh explained that ATF is automatically notified when a fire is connected to a religious organization. But Unruh said that the cause doesn’t seem suspicious.

“Our investigative team has not noticed anything suspicious about their first look. Because ATF was on the spot and provided their services for investigation aid, we took advantage of their help. So this is why ATF is currently on the spot that helps our investigators. And nothing should be read further on their involvement,” he said.

Dig deeper:

The four officers who rushed to save the 8 people trapped inside were identified that the officers become Hunt, Mahdean Dean ‘Turk, Antonetta cook and Nate Singleton.

Three of the four officers – Hunt, Turk and Singleton – are all in the hospital and fans.

“Due to the fact that there is problems with their breath and inability to keep their airways open. So, at this moment, we have three in serious but stable condition, at the hospital that receives Detroit, in their burning units,” Piggott said.

Unruh said there is no alarms of smoke work in the house.

“I cannot emphasize, how much these electronic things, small electronic, work and save lives every day. And, if you are a resident of Farmington Hills, you can call on the headquarters of the fires and you can receive them, installed for free. So there is no doubt that if they had a functioned smoke alarm, we would have had a different conversation.

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