Atlantic City Police Officer Riley Flynn saved a teenager and three pets during an overnight fire
Atlantic City police officer saves teenager and pets from burning building
Bodycam footage from a May 26 fire shows an Atlantic City police officer breaking down the front door to save a teenager trapped inside. (Credit: Atlantic City Police Department)
A teenage girl and three pets were trapped inside a burning building, and there was no time for firefighters to get there.
An Atlantic City, New Jersey, police officer was on patrol in the area around 1 a.m. on May 26 when he spotted a commotion outside a burning building, with smoke rising from the home and a person hanging out the second-floor window.
Officer Riley Flynn rushed toward the danger. People outside were heard yelling, "I tried to bust down this window, but I can't do anything!"
Flynn broke down the front door and was immediately hit by suffocating smoke that blanketed the room, bodycam video shows.
Atlantic City Police Officer Riley Flynn finds the trapped teenage girl in the upstairs bathroom of a burning building and leads her to safety. (Atlantic City Police Department)
Flynn made his way through the thick fumes and up a staircase, where he found the trapped victim in the bathroom.
"Come here! Come here! Let's go!" Flynn yelled as he reached his hand for the victim. She covered her mouth as they bolted downstairs and out of the burning home, bodycam footage shows.
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Smoke alarms were blaring. People were screaming and yelling outside.
They finally escaped. She was safe. Flynn asked if anyone else was in the house. Someone responded, saying, "The dogs."
After saving a teenager, Atlantic City Police Officer Riley Flynn rushed back in the house a second time to save the dogs. (Atlantic City Police Department)
This was Atlantic City Police Officer Riley Flynn's third trip inside to save a third dog and a cat. (Atlantic City Police Department)
Flynn ran back into the burning home and navigated through the thick smoke yelling, "Dog! Dog!"
There was virtually no light except the beam from the officer's flashlight. He followed the sound of the barking pup and found two dogs hiding.
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They were carried out to safety, but there was one more dog, so the officer ran back into the home a third time.
He climbed the steps and found the third dog hiding in a closet. He grabbed the canine and ran out of the house.
Flynn is heard aggressively coughing from the smoke inhalation as the video ends, but everyone was saved.
An Atlantic City police officer saw a trapped girl hanging out of a burning building, and was hit with thick smoke after knocking the door down. (Atlantic City Police Department)
Atlantic City Police Officer Riley Flynn battled the suffocating smoke to run upstairs where a trapped teenage girl was hiding in the bathroom. (Atlantic City Police Department)
In total, he rescued a teenage girl, three dogs and a cat during the fire.
"I commend Officer Flynn for his quick actions in not only rescuing a teenager, but also going back inside to rescue the animals who I know are part of their family," Atlantic City Chief James Sarkos said in a statement.
The fire department ultimately knocked down the fire, which started in the kitchen, according to the police department.
Chris Eberhart is a crime and US news reporter for Fox News Digital. Email tips to
