Overview
- Dispatchers received calls around 3:00–3:15 p.m. Saturday about residents trapped in a burning unit on South Park Victoria Drive.
- Officers Barragan and Hartley arrived in under two minutes and found exits blocked by heavy fire, directing parents to drop their 3-year-old to waiting officers.
- Body-camera footage posted by the Milpitas Police Department shows an officer catching the child, then catching the family dog moments later.
- Firefighters evacuated remaining occupants after arriving shortly thereafter, and authorities reported no serious injuries.
- Police identified the two responding officers and said they will seek life-saving medals, while neighbors reported several apartments sustained damage.