Firefighter risks his life to save woman trapped in burning SUV

DETROIT (WXYZ) – A Detroit firefighter is being hailed as a hero after risking his life to pull a woman from a burning SUV in a dramatic rescue that was caught on camera.

Stunning body-worn camera footage shows Detroit firefighter Donald Faulkner rescuing 52-year-old Latashia Collins from a burning SUV on Jan. 7.

“I heard her screaming just to help. You know, I’m from here. I look at all these citizens like family members, so I look at it like my own mom’s in there,” Faulkner said.

Collins was a passenger in the SUV, which caught fire after a crash involving a truck. When Faulkner arrived, she was trapped inside with the door locked…

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