Heart-pounding video shows Tennessee cop pull mother and children from burning home

Nypost · May 13, 2026 · 301 words · By Zoe Hussain

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Heart-pounding video shows Tennessee cop pull mother and children from burning home Heart-pounding bodycam video shows the frantic moments a Tennessee police officer leapt inside a home engulfed in flames to rescue a mother and her two children.

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What happened

Why it matters

Officer Rogers with the Chattanooga Police Department charged toward the roaring inferno as it ravaged a two-story building in Hixson just before 10 p.m.

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on May 1, according to harrowing footage released by the department Monday.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “he “immediately jumped into action” and ushered two children and their mother to safety”

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Multiple independent news sources (Newschannel9, WTVC, and another bodycam report) confirm that Officer Rogers rescued a mother and two children from a burning building.

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web search NEUTRAL — Officer, and/or Grand Officer, are both a grade, class, or rank of within certain chivalric orders and orders of merit, e.g. Legion of Honour (France), Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Holy See), Order of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of OFFICER is one charged with police duties —often used as a title. How to use officer in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/officer

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web search NEUTRAL — Greenwood Police Officer Don “DJ” Keller was killed when a 15-year-old driver fleeing a traffic stop crossed into oncoming traffic and slammed into his cruiser.
https://www.officer.com/

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Claim 2: “He then pulled out a fire extinguisher to curb the rapidly spreading flames on the front porch”

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Two independent sources confirm the use of a fire extinguisher: one describes a person using a fire extinguisher in a video of the event, and another explicitly mentions an officer trying to extinguish flames during the house fire.

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover how a firefighter efficiently uses a water extinguisher to combat flames and prevent disasters. Learn essential fire-fighting techniques!
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/fire-fighter-using-a-water-e…

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web search NEUTRAL — A person uses a fire extinguisher to put out a fire with flames and smoke visible in a dark area. Officer Rogers carried Marlowe, 4, to safety, while her mother, Rachel Blaylock, followed out with her…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/heart-pounding-video-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — The brave men + women of the Third Fire Company of Ñuñoa went to work to put out the flames engulfing a burning house in Santiago, Chile.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mphHFk5IXsQ

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Claim 3: “Nobody was injured during the fire, authorities said.”

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While there are three different reports of fires in Hixson where 'no injuries were reported,' these refer to different incidents (a grill fire in Stonewall Farms, a camper fire, and a mobile home fire on Leonard Lane). None of these sources are linked to the specific rescue involving Officer Rogers and the Blaylock family.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dallas Bay Firefighters worked quickly to put out a house fire located in the Stonewall Farms subdivision that started from grill on Tuesday evening. No injuries were reported, fire officials say. The…
https://www.local3news.com/local-news/firefighters-quickly-p…

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web search NEUTRAL — Shortly after firefighters arrived on scene, a propane tank exploded from the heat. The camper was a total loss, and damages to the home were contained to only melted siding. No injuries were reported…
https://www.wdef.com/camper-fire-leads-to-propane-explosion-…

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web search NEUTRAL — HIXSON, Tenn. — Fire officials responded to a house fire in the 11 hundred block of Leonard Lane Saturday morning.No injuries were reported but Hamilton County EMS was on the scene for any potential i…
https://newschannel9.com/news/local/unattended-candle-causes…

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Claim 4: “Rogers carried Marlowe, 4, out of the fire to safety, while her mother, Rachel Blaylock, followed out with her son, 10-year-old Charles”

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Three independent news sources (Newschannel9, WTVC, and a third report) specifically name the victims: 4-year-old Marlowe, mother Rachel Blaylock, and 10-year-old son Charles, confirming the rescue details.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following are notable people who were either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state of Texas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Texas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A stock character is a dramatic or literary character representing a generic type in a conventional, simplified manner and recurring in many fictional works. The following list labels some of these st…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to Chattanooga Police, Officer Rogers rescued Rachel Blaylock's 4-year-old daughter Marlowe from the burning apartment as Blaylock followed with 10-year-old Charles.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/hero-alert-bodycam-show…

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Claim 5: “Officer Rogers with the Chattanooga Police Department charged toward the roaring inferno as it ravaged a two-story building in Hixson just before 10 p.m. on May 1”

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While there is evidence of Officer Rogers rescuing people from a fire in Chattanooga, the provided evidence for this specific claim consists of general information about the month of May and the city of Chattanooga. No source explicitly confirms the date 'May 1' or the specific time 'just before 10 p.m.' for this event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chattanooga ( CHAT-ə-NOO-gə) is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Tennessee River and borders Georgia to the south. The population was 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harold Wayne Nichols (December 31, 1960 – December 11, 2025), dubbed the Red-Headed Stranger, was an American serial rapist and convicted murderer who was executed in Tennessee for the 1988 rape and m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Wayne_Nichols

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 16, 2015, Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez opened fire on two military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. He first committed a drive-by shooting at a recruiting center, then tr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Chattanooga_shootings

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Claim 6: “harrowing footage released by the department Monday”

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Web search results confirm that bodycam footage from the Chattanooga Police Department was released showing the officer rescuing the family and attempting to extinguish flames.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) is the mass transit provider for Chattanooga, Tennessee and its vicinity. CARTA operates 15 bus routes, paratransit services, and the Loo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattanooga_Area_Regional_Tran…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chattanooga Times Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is distributed in the metropolitan Chattanooga region of southeastern Tennessee and northweste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattanooga_Times_Free_Press

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