Dramatic bodycam footage captures police rescue of trapped firefighter from Illinois house explosion

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Dramatic bodycam footage captures moment firefighter is rescued after home explosion

Illinois police officers and a good Samaritan jump into action when a firefighter becomes trapped beneath rubble after a house fire explosion on April 3.

Illinois police officers and a bystander jumped into action when a firefighter became trapped beneath the rubble of a house fire on April 3, stunning bodycam footage reveals.

Authorities in Christopher responded to the fire just after 8 a.m. Thursday when the house, which was already engulfed in flames from the inside, suddenly exploded, bringing the porch roof down onto a firefighter.

“Come on! Let’s get him out!” one first responder can be heard saying in dramatic, police-worn body camera footage of the rescue.

Officials can be seen running toward plumes of smoke after the partial building collapsed to rescue the firefighter. 

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Authorities responded to the fire just after 8 a.m. on April 3 when the house, which was already engulfed in flames from the inside, suddenly exploded, bringing the porch roof down onto a firefighter. (Christopher PD)

“Get him out! Get him out!” the first responder yells as officials and a shirtless bystander work together to lift the collapsed porch roof and pull the firefighter from the rubble.

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Flames burst into an explosion at the Christopher, Ill., home around 8:10 a.m. on April 3, causing a porch roof to collapse on top of a firefighter. (Christopher Police Department/Storyful)

First responders and a bystander can be seen running toward the aftermath of a home explosion to rescue a trapped firefighter. (Christopher Police Department/Storyful)

“We are thankful for all of our firefighters and first responders!” the Christopher Police Department said in a statement posted to Facebook along with video footage of the rescue. “They have a very dangerous job, and today highlighted the dangers they face all too often. We are grateful that no one sustained major injuries.”

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Christopher police pulled the trapped firefighter from under the collapsed roof. (Christopher Police Department/Storyful)

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The department added that its “thoughts and prayers are with the Christopher firefighter for a fast and speedy recovery, and also with the family that lost their home during this tragedy.”

The firefighter sustained minor injuries, according to FOX 8 Cleveland.

Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to audrey.conklin@fox.com or on Twitter at @audpants.