CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — A 76-year-old man is in critical condition after being rescued from his burning home by first responders who crawled through thick smoke and flames to save his life.

Police and firefighters responded to the single-story home on Donner Road Wedneseday morning after an alert passerby noticed smoke and called 911.

Watch Peter Maxwell's video report below: Heroic rescue saves 76-year-old man from burning home in Chesterfield Township

Body camera video from Chesterfield Township police shows the tense moments as officers and firefighters crawled inside the burning structure to reach the trapped homeowner.

"It was a challenge, but our crews overcame it quite quickly," said Chief Craig Miller of the Chesterfield Township Fire Department.

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