Officer David Eckstrom
Officer Ian Baxter
Two Omaha Police Officers swing into action and rescue a child from a burning house.
Around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Omaha Firefighters responded to a house fire at 68th and Mason Streets.
Four people were home at the time of the fire, and Omaha Police Officers David Eckstrom and Ian Baxter rescued a 4-year-old child through a basement window.
All occupants safely escaped the residence.
The fire spread to a neighboring garage before firefighters extinguished it.
The cause of the fire was determined to be discarded grilling charcoal left on a deck.
(Pictures from Omaha Police)