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Dramatic Body Camera Video Shows Officers Running Toward Large Apartment Complex Fire, Getting People Out

WEST VINCENT TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) -- Dramatic new video shows tense moments after a Chester County apartment building burst into flames earlier this week. Body camera footage from police in West Vincent and Uwchilan Townships shows officers running toward the fire and banging on doors to get people out.

75 Residents Displaced After Flames Rip Through West Vincent Township Apartment Complex

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They likely saved lives. One older woman appeared to be confused about what was going on. An officer held her hand and walked her down the stairs.

Tuesday's fire at the ReNew Glenmoore apartments put 75 people out of their homes.

Drone Watch 3 showed the gutted aftermath of the blaze.

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