Cerberus closing a chainlink fence St George struggled with

It made enough of a gap for him to grab one side of the gate and push it two feet more closed. That got him close enough to grab the other section and yank at it. He heaved them together, crushing exes between them, and a smell reached his nose. Just beneath the scent of burned hair and flesh was metallic smoke.
The soldier by the keypad freaked out. “The motors,” MacLeod yelled. “They burned out the motors for the gate!”
“I can close it,” shouted St. George. “Just take down a few of them!”
Something heavy stomped up behind him, and two massive hands clanged against the pipes lining the gate. Servos hummed and Cerberus pushed the two halves of the gate together. Exes crumpled and burst between the chain-link panels.

Excerpt From Ex-Patriots, pg 496
Peter Clines
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