'Caught up in the moment,' Chicago Police Officer Edward Leighton rushes into West Side fire & rescues residents

'Caught up in the moment,' cop rushes into West Side fire

Chicago cop Edward Leighton, right, describes how he helped rescue Zabrina Washington, second from right, and her six children from a fire Saturday in their Lawndale home. (Brian Cassella/Tribune)

Chicago cop Edward Leighton ran into a smoke-filled apartment in Lawndale Saturday to save two women, six children, five dogs and a cat, officials said.

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