By David DeBolt

Contra Costa Times

NEWARK — Police officers rescued a 55-year-old woman from a burning home in Newark on Friday, authorities said.

Newark officers Andrew Musantry and Steven Losier responded along with Alameda County Fire Department to the house in the 6200 block of Joaquin Murieta Avenue at 12:25 a.m., Lt. Chomnan Loth said.

Once there, a man being helped by neighbors told the officers his wife was still upstairs in the two-story home, police said.Musantry and Losier found the disoriented woman in a bedroom, and carried her out to safety, Loth said. Officers Ethan Katz and Daniel Khairy also helped in rescuing the woman, police said.

A video from a body camera worn by the third officer to enter the home captured the rescue.

"They placed their lives in danger and didn't even hesitate about going into the house," Loth said. "They went beyond their call of duty. If they didn't act, this could have turned into a tragedy."

Two residents were taken to a hospital but were in stable condition. The four officers also went to a hospital for smoke inhalation but were later released.

The extent of the damage caused by the fire was not immediately available. The cause remains under investigation by the Alameda County Fire Department.

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