Police in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, have released dramatic video showing three of their officers “battling intense heat, broken glass and a range of physical obstacles” to rescue a man from a burning vehicle. The incredible scene unfolded in the early hours of Saturday just outside of New York. “The video speaks for itself,” Ridgefield Park Police Chief Joseph Rella told Fox News Digital on Thursday. Footage released by the department shows officers yelling “come on!” as they pull the driver out of the Honda car through the passenger window, with fire raging in the front of the vehicle. US PARK POLICE HELICOPTER APPROACHES DC FREEWAY TO RESCUE MOTORCYCLE OFFICER AFTER CRASH The Ridgefield Park Police Department released dramatic video showing three of its officers rescuing a driver from a burning car on Saturday, July 2. (Ridgefield Park Police Department) “Officers attempted to remove Mr. Vagnone from the front driver’s side window of the vehicle, but due to the intense natural heat and flames beginning to enter the cabin of the vehicle, they were unable to safely remove Mr. Vagnone,” Ridgefield Park said in a statement the police department. “Officers attempted to put out the flames with fire extinguishers, which gave them enough time to get Mr. Vagnone to the passenger side of the vehicle,” the statement added, noting that an electrical problem prevented the Fort Lee resident from getting out. from the car. the same. Officers are seen removing the man from the vehicle. (Ridgefield Park Police Department) Police say responding officers administered first aid to the driver, who was “eventually released to a family member at the scene.” He also thanked a good Samaritan from New York City who helped with the rescue effort. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The driver, who received medical treatment at the scene, was eventually able to drive away with a family member, according to police. (Ridgefield Park Police Department) “We knew we were going to get him out one way or another,” Patrolman Anthony D’Elia – identified by Fox5 NY as one of the responding officers along with Patrolman Nicholas D’Alto and Sgt. Nicholas Triano – told the station. “Eighteen years of career, that was the top, top, top of the food chain for me,” Triano also told Fox5 NY. “Nothing ever so intense.”
