Neither smoke nor flame stopped two NYPD officers from saving two men — and their labradoodle — from a raging fire in Coney Island this week, dramatic video obtained by The Post shows.
The cops, part of the city’s new quality of life teams, lived up to their job description — and then some — on Aug. 10, after they spotted a plume of smoke from West 36th Street near Canal Avenue while they were on patrol.
A neighbor helped them locate the burning single family home and get into the backyard, where massive flames were engulfing a wall, the video shows.
“We saw the fire raging at the back of the house,” Officer Andy Guo, of the 60th Precinct, told The Post.
“There was no time to wait for the fire department,” said Police Officer Chris De Sciora. “We heard the dog barking. We had to get in by any means possible. The back wall was going up quickly.”
The partners, who both grew up in Brooklyn and graduated from the Police Academy together in 2016, began trying to break down a rear glass sliding door to get inside, the video shows.
The pup, a golden labradoodle named Sea Biscuit, was wildly barking until his owners woke up.
“Then we heard a gentleman yelling inside,” Guo, 34, said. “We made a quick decision to just hop right in.”
The video shows Guo shatter the glass with pole and vault inside first, followed by his partner.
“I had to get access to the house,” Guo said. “My mind and body was just on autopilot. I didn’t think too hard, I just had to get in there.”
Once they were inside, they found two men, who were inside sleeping, and led them out of the home.
“They didn’t notice the house was on fire,” Guo said. “I feel like if we had waited, who knows what could have happened?”
The dog was still barking when the cops got inside.
“We were able to corner the dog,” De Sciora said. “There was really no time to think. Training and tactics took over.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The residents and the dog were unharmed. Both police officers were treated for smoke inhalation. Guo was also cut from the sliding glass door.
“I got some scratches on my arms,” Guo said. “I didn’t notice it was bleeding.”
De Sciora, 31, who grew up in Bay Ridge, joined the NYPD because of the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks of 2001.
“Even though I was little at the time, I knew that after those tragic events I wanted to do whatever I could to help protect the city I love,” he said.
Guo joined because of a desire to help the community where he grew up, he said.
“At the end of the day for me, I just wanted to help people,” said Guo, who grew up in Canarsie. “I’ve always been a Brooklkyn boy. I wanted to give back.”
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