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"I sincerely commend the valiant efforts of these deputies in this life-threatening situation," said Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham. "They acted swiftly and selflessly, preventing an even greater tragedy from occurring."
On Thursday's News Hit: - A well-known Detroit panhandler and driver are dead after a fight over a gun. - Metro Detroit is expected to pick up several inches of snow from Friday into Saturday. - A Michigan State Police trooper and a person who had just been arrested were both hurt in a crash on I-75.
Macomb County Sheriff's deputies kicked in the door of a home and rescued a man who was on fire early Wednesday. The deputies used fire extinguishers to put out the man, who was sitting in a chair engulfed in flames when he arrived.
Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham called the efforts of three of his deputies "heroic" today after they rescued two people and a dog from a burning home in Macomb Township Wednesday morning.
Macomb County Sheriff Deputies Zachary Deng, Johnathon Korte, and Thomas Bartoli, are being hailed as heroes for saving two people from a house fire Wednesday.