A pensioner has been filmed being saved from a blazing inferno during an intense rescue mission.
The 76-year-old was heard gasping and struggling to breathe throughout the ordeal.
Local police and fire teams were initially dispatched after receiving reports of a structure fire.
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First responders arrived and found the rear of the home fully engulfed in flames, reports Need To Know.
The video, with over 18,000 views, shows responders crawling under a blanket of smoke to gain entry.
A few moments later, firefighters with masks were able to wade through the plume and pull the elderly man out of the inferno.
His life was ultimately saved.
According to local reports, he was transported to a nearby hospital and had sustained burns to the left side of his body.
Currently, the man remains on a ventilator and in critical condition.
The fire happened on 10 September in Chesterfield, Michigan, US.
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