Buckeye Police and Fire Chiefs Rescue Children, Pets Trapped Inside a Burning House

Buckeye Police and Fire Chiefs Rescue Children, Pets Trapped Inside a Burning House
Illustration - Dale A Stork/Shutterstock
Daksha Devnani
Updated:

A courageous Buckeye assistant police chief and deputy fire chief are being hailed as heroes after they worked together to help rescue two children and their pets trapped inside a burning home in Buckeye, Arizona.

Buckeye officials received a call of a house fire in the area of Rainbow Rd. and Sundance Parkway at 8:46 a.m. on July 21. Buckeye Asst. Police Chief Bob Sanders responded to the call within 55 seconds as he was on his way to a meeting and happened to be in the area.