LINN VALLEY, KS (KSHB) — A Linn Valley, Kansas man is alive and recovering from smoke inhalation because of the efforts of Police Chief Corey Murrison.

Murrison was the first responder to arrive near a campsite after receiving a 911 call. He saw an early 90s Buick completely engulfed in flames with its owner lying motionless just a few feet away.

Murrison ran to the man and dragged him away from the blaze.

“It appeared he’d suffered quite a bit of smoke inhalation by looking at his mouth and nose area,” said Murrison.

Ammunition inside the car was exploding as paramedics worked on the driver.

Fire Chief Dennis Downey says without the police chief’s intervention, the man may not have survived.

“I believe the victim probably would have succumbed to the flame. It was a hot fire,” said Downey.Read more: http://bit.ly/1JIQoUG