and the fire grows, instinct may say to extinguish the flames. but is that even possible? >> we don't have fire extinguishers in all the vehicles. some do. some don't. in this situation, the people that were standing by, they had already tried to use one on the engine and it wasn't effective. the fire was just too much. >> engines have gas, rubber, and oil and when burned can produce temperatures up to 1,700 degrees, as hot as molten lava. infernos like these require specific fire-retardant solutions and lots of it. so, cross option b off your list. leave the one for the firefighters. >> all right, we're going to try to lift it up. where's your arm trapped, sir? >> going to try to lift this vehicle, just enough he can get his arm out from where it's stuck and we can get him out of vehicle. >> with no other option, the officer finds his answer, c, lift the car. >> one, two, three, lift.