BLUE MOUND, Texas — Blue Mound Police Officers Luis Aguilar and Bryant Ochoa were honored with Life-Saving Awards after local reports said they pulled a driver from a burning car moments before the vehicle became fully engulfed.

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth reported that the rescue happened on Oct. 29 near Glenn Drive and Waggoman Road, after Aguilar and Ochoa responded to a report of a vehicle fire with someone trapped inside.

Bodycam showed officers breaking through the window

Body-camera video showed the officers moving toward the burning vehicle and working from the passenger side. FOX 4 reported that Aguilar used a window punch to break the rear passenger window and pull the driver to safety.

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth reported that the call came in at 4:57 a.m. and that Aguilar and Ochoa responded within seconds. Aguilar told the station he remembered saying they needed to get there immediately.

Police1, citing the released body-camera footage and local coverage, reported that the officers used batons to break through the back windows before pulling the driver out. After the driver was removed, the man was able to stand and walk away, according to Police1.

Fire chief: the timing was critical

FOX 4 reported that the driver suffered only minor scratches. Blue Mound Fire Chief Jason Wood told the station the driver was “minutes away from being engulfed in that car completely” and credited fast, decisive action with saving his life.

Wood told NBC 5 that fire officials believed the fire was caused by an electrical problem that may also have kept the driver from getting out on his own. NBC 5 reported that Wood urged drivers to carry a window punch — the same inexpensive tool Aguilar used during the rescue.

“You can call us heroes, but we’re just doing our jobs,” Ochoa told FOX 4.

FOX 4 reported that Blue Mound city leaders later honored Aguilar and Ochoa with Life-Saving Awards. The department’s public information officer, Tyler Downes, told the station the officers’ response was decisive, fast and courageous.

Community response after the rescue

The story also turned into a practical public-safety lesson. FOX 4 reported that after residents heard about the incident, community members bought window punches for every Blue Mound officer.

For Support Law Enforcement readers, the rescue shows how quickly a patrol call can turn into a seconds-count emergency: two young officers, a burning car, one trapped driver and a small tool that made the difference before fire crews could finish the job.

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Editorial note: ThinBlueNews used local/industry-source reporting and a real bodycam still attributed to FOX 4 / Blue Mound Police Department. The article avoids invented dialogue, avoids naming the driver, and does not use fake rescue imagery.