Harrowing body-camera video from the scene shows neighbors and fire officials urgently directing the child to jump out of a window, shouting 'Now! Now!'
A harrowing rescue involving a five-year-old jumping to safety during an apartment fire in Peoria was caught on body-camera footage earlier this week.
According to officials, Peoria County deputies at 10:25 p.m. Tuesday responded to an apartment fire at the Edgewood Apartment complex in the 2700 block of Radan Court. Upon arrival, deputies reported flames coming out of the building, and family of four trapped on the third floor. In a press release, the Peoria County Sherriff's Office says deputies attempted to make entry into the building, but that"flames had overtaken the hallway." Video and photos from the sceneshow officers attempting to enter a stairwell engulfed in flames.
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