Watch: Police Save 2 From Fiery Car In Buckhead

ATLANTA, GA – Two Atlanta police officers are being hailed as heroes after saving two people from a burning car this week in Buckhead, Patch has learned. A motorist slammed into a pillar, causing the vehicle to erupt into flames. The dramatic video was caught on an officer's body-camera.

The incident happened Wednesday morning under Interstate 85 at Cheshire Bridge Road in northwest Atlanta. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

Officer Bill Brooks told local media that he and a colleague heard screams coming from inside a vehicle, which was in flames. Five Atlanta police officers in all put their lives on the line -- and it was all caught on camera.

As the video circulates around the nation, Brooks, along with Officers Elijah McCall, Michal Skillman Derek Daniel and Andre Valentine are all being hailed as heroes.

'When I showed up the car was fully engulfed in flames," Brooks told reporters. "Both victims were pinned inside so we couldn't get them out." Brooks said that in the heat of the moment (no pun intended), he wasn't concerned with himself.

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"When you sit back and think about it after the fact, you say 'why would you run into a situation where the car is fully engulfed"' but ... I got into this job to help people," Brooks said.

“The heat was tremendous,” McCall told WXIA-TV. “We were hearing screams from the guys. To hear somebody screaming that loud, you know they’re asking for help and you're trying to help them but you can't because they're pinned inside.”

The driver and passenger were rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital in serious condition, WGCL reports. There has been no update on their conditions, but both are expected to recover.

Image via Atlanta PD