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Washington officer rescues woman from fiery car

Posted at 6:29 AM, Jan 23, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-23 08:48:56-05

A Washington state police officer rescued a woman from a burning car.

Body camera footage captures the officer breaking into the car with his baton.

Victim Kim Novak said she was going to the store to get ice cream when she hit a pile of slush on the road. Her car shut down and she was trapped inside. The car then caught fire.

The officer rescued Novak, who was uninjured. The officer then brought Novak some ice cream the next day.