Heroic teen pulls officer from burning squad car that crashed and burst into flames outside his home while he watched Cops

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A brave teenager pulled a police officer from a burning squad car - after the sound of the crash interrupted him watching Cops.

Joe Chambers had been catching up on the show at his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he heard a bang and rushed outside to find the officer trapped and the car going up in flames.

The 17-year-old, who volunteers for his local fire service, reached inside through the window and hauled the dazed policeman out, according to New York Daily News.

A teenager has been dubbed a hero after he rescued a police officer from a burning car following an accident

Officer Mark Kimsey, 30, had been responding to a priority call at about 5.30pm on Saturday when a black pickup truck crashed into the side of his vehicle and dented it shut.