Two Florida Deputies Smash Home Window And Rescue Child Moments Before House Blows Up

Two Florida's sheriff's deputies rescued a nine-year-old boy from a house fire moments before the home was completely engulfed in flames.

Hillsborough County Sheriff Deputy Kevin Reich and Deputy Alexander Maldonado attended the fire at the property in Joe Ebert Road in Seffner, Florida, just before 11pm on May 19.

Distraught parents, Chris and Karen Ares, who were on the front lawn with the family dog, told them that their son Owen Ares, 9, was still inside.

Video from the scene shows the pair smashing through Ares' window and using their flashlights to guide the boy through the smoke towards them, where they then grabbed him and pulled him out to safety.

They lay him on the front lawn to check his vitals and waited with Ares until paramedics arrived to rush him to a local hospital.

Ares, his mother, Karen McGinnis, and the homeowner were all treated at Tampa General Hospital.

Ares remains in the ICU where he is being treated for smoke inhalation. Ares also suffered burns in the incident.

Neither Reich or Maldonado were injured in rescuing Ares. Both men joined the department in March 2020.