Gary Whitcher News Today

In April, we told you about three trash collectors in Mount Clemens who spotted a house fire and took matters into their own hands, saving the life of a 70-year-old woman.

Lashanna Frazer said after losing family's 17-year-old dog to the fire, she was extra thankful the sanitation crew was able to rescue her mother: "If it wasn't for them, my mom wouldn't be here. My mom would be gone."

Three garbage men in Mount Clemens, Michigan sprang into action and rescued a woman from a burning house fire.

Mayor Laura Kropp says the outcome "would have been very different" if the crew hadn't taken action.

They were in the right place at the right time.

Cameras on the garbage truck captured the chaos as the three sanitation workers rushed to save a woman from a house fire.

Three garbage men in Mount Clemens, Michigan sprang into action and rescued a woman from a burning house fire.