VIDEO: Officers smash through glass to rescue woman trapped in burning car

Officers save woman from burning car

FOX 13's Jordan Bowen talked with the TPD officers who saved the woman's life as she only sustained a few scratches from the wreck.

TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Police Department is praising officers who rushed to pull a driver to safety moments after a fiery crash.

What we know:

Just after 4 a.m. on Sunday, Tampa Police were called to a terrifying scene: A car flipped on its side and on fire along the 3200 block of East Fowler Ave. 

Body camera footage shows officers sprinting toward the vehicle as smoke poured from the hood and inside was a trapped woman.

Tampa police officers save driver after fiery crash

Bodycam video from the Tampa Police Department shows the moment officers rushed to save a driver whose vehicle crashed and caught fire along Fowler Ave. in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 29.

Officers used batons and even their bare hands to break through the glass and reach the driver. 

They managed to pull her to safety with only moments to spare.

"She was pretty calm in the car, surprisingly," said Officer Yannis Hantzis. "We didn’t know her condition. We were just trying to get her out before that fire spread."

The driver and two officers only suffered minor injuries, according to police.

What they're saying:

"It was a pretty tough situation because the vehicle's on its side," said Hantzis. "We didn’t really have any entry points."

"Costanza’s spraying the extinguisher, Hall using his muscles to bust out the windshield, the others calming the citizen," said Senior Sgt. Jerome Graham. "It feels good to know that you saved someone’s life."

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What we don't know:

Police have not yet released the identity of the driver or what caused the crash. It’s also unclear if any charges will be filed.