MILWAUKEE --
Four children were rescued from a house fire Friday morning at Holton Street and North Avenue.
Milwaukee police Officer Todd Johnson and his partner, Roy Horn, were flagged down to the scene of the burning building.
At first, they tried to get in the front door but the smoke and heat kept them back.
While Horn cut his hand trying to find another way in, Johnson raced to the alley where he saw four children leaning out a window gasping for breath.
"The baby dropped out the window (and) hit the air conditioner on the way down. The father and I were lucky we caught him before he hit the ground," Johnson said.
Witnesses said Johnson and the father dove to catch the little boy.
While they got him out of harm's way, firefighters broke through the flames up front and pulled the other three children to safety.
The children were all 2 to 9 years old.
The fire itself was put out pretty quickly, WISN 12 News reporter Brendan Conway said.
