Watch: 4 officers hospitalized after pulling man from burning car

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. — Officers in West Melbourne were injured Thursday after struggling to pull a man from a burning vehicle.

Video shows the car full of smoke as officers from the West Melbourne and Palm Bay police departments work to get the man out.

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Officers responded to the car at around 10:30 a.m. while at an unrelated call at the Hampton Inn on Durham Drive.

Flames and smoke were visible as they approached, and a man could be heard screaming for help from inside.

Due to the heavy smoke, officers were forced to break windows to get the man out.

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Video shows the man confused as officers work to rescue him.

The man was pulled from the car and taken to a hospital in stable condition for treatment.

During the rescue, two West Melbourne police officers and two Palm Bay police officers were injured by smoke inhalation and taken to a hospital for treatment.

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Three of the four officers were released, but one remains hospitalized for observation, officials said.

Police said the cause of the car fire remains under investigation.

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