Dashcam footage has captured the moment a runaway van engulfed in flames almost struck a pedestrian and a police car in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The video shows police officer Harris responding to the blaze from a van parked on a steep driveway. The moment Harris parks his car, the handbrake of the burning van gives way and it starts to roll down the drive. The officer can be heard shouting “Hey, watch out!” to a man watching from the street.
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Meanwhile, the officer quickly puts his cruiser into reverse and pulls back just as the burning van, and its trailer, skid across the road and down a grass embankment. It’s the type of scene you would expect to see in a Hollywood film, not in real life.
“It was a windy day, so it could’ve been really bad, and until the fire department arrived, Harris was a one-man-show,” Fayetteville Fire Department public information officer Sgt. Murphy told 5 News. “I’m just happy our units responded so quickly so they could put those flames out. Firefighters need heroes and I think officer Harris was probably their hero that day.”
Fire crews arrived on the scene shortly after the dramatic scenes and managed to extinguish the blaze. Thankfully, no one was hurt, while the Fayetteville Fire Department believe the fire started from the van overheating.