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DETROIT – Doctors will say some of the most painful recoveries come in the burn unit. A Detroit firefighter just lived through a recovery and he has a unique perspective. READ: Detroit firefighters need surgery after level of burning vacant house collapsedFirefighter Mark Taylor went inside a burning vacant home to see if there was anybody inside and that’s when the roof collapsed on him. Two stories of burning roof buried Taylor and his partner. He is looking forward to Thanksgiving Day, where he hopes to march in America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

DETROIT – Some Detroit firefighters were honored for saving one of their own during a dangerous house fire. They braved the chaotic scene to find their colleague and now he’s alive to share his gratitude. The fire happened in October at a vacant house on Whittaker Street in Detroit. Evidence of the flames can be seen on the house next door and one of those firefighters who put the fire out is still dealing with the burns from the flames. Mark Taylor was on the job responding when the roof collapsed on top of him.

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The Detroit Fire Department and its many supporters are rallying on Oct. 7, 2019 around an injured firefighter. (WDIV)DETROIT - The Detroit Fire Department and its many supporters are rallying Monday night around an injured firefighter. Taylor is known as a man who helps others, and now that help is coming back around for him. Taylor is president of the Detroit Fire Department clown team that can be seen every year at America's Thanksgiving Day parade. Smith said a GoFundMe page has been created to help Taylor in his recovery.