DAYTON — An officer helped a woman get out of an apartment during a fire in Dayton early Friday.
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Crews were called to the fire at Summit Square Apartments around 3:50 a.m.
Dayton Officer Espino was the first to arrive on the scene.
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When he learned someone was still inside, he went into the apartment.
Body camera video released by police shows Espino entering the smoke-filled apartment and beginning to cough as he calls out for anyone inside.
He was able to help the woman get out safely and get treatment for smoke inhalation.
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