Police in Texas released a heart-pounding body camera video of the moment they say they discovered and rescued dozens of people from a burning truck.<\/p>\n
The driver of the 18-wheeler was taken into custody facing human trafficking charges following a pursuit near the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n
Body-worn camera video posted on social media by the Texas Department of Public Safety shows the events.<\/p>\n
DPS said it started at the border checkpoint near Falfurrias, Texas, on June 4.<\/p>\n
Border Patrol agents ordered a secondary inspection of a tractor-trailer rig after a K-9 indicated something suspicious.<\/p>\n
However, the driver sped away. Officers deployed spikes and flattened the truck\u2019s tires.<\/p>\n
It kept going and as it was running on its rims, it caught fire.<\/p>\n
State troopers then made a desperate attempt to open the trailer.<\/p>\n
Police say 39 people, thought to be undocumented immigrants, were rescued from the burning trailer while the driver was arrested.<\/p>\n
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