Watch Teens Save Residents From Livonia House Fire: Officials

LIVONIA, MI — Three Livonia teens were praised as heroes after they saved two people from a burning home Monday, Livonia Fire Officials said.

Officials said Ethan Morche, Chase Adams and Colin Anderson, who all attend Churchill High School, were driving down Ellen Drive when they saw smoke coming out of a garage.

As the three teens stopped the car to call 911, they heard someone shouting from inside the home, officials said.

"We were just coming back from the store, we noticed a lot of smoke from down the street. we thought it was a bonfire, then noticed smoke coming out of the ceiling," Adams told Fox 2 Detroit.

A doorbell video showed two of the teens trying to enter the house through the front door, but couldn't because of the smoke and flames. So they went around the back and found an unlocked sliding door, officials said.

"Why would you you wanna wait? Like, you're gonna wait another two minutes and it's gonna spread more, and they're not able to get out," Morche told WWJ News. "I mean, that's just worse for them and they could die due to smoke inhaling."

They entered the home and safely escorted two people out before firefighters arrived to contain the fire. Both teens and occupants of the home were checked by medical personnel on scene.

"We couldn't be more proud of these young men who remained calm, did the right thing, and were directly responsible for saving the lives of two of their neighbors," Livonia Fire and Rescue Chief Robert Jennison said. "They could have just drove by, but instead they decided to take action, and stopped this incident from becoming a tragedy resulting in loss of life."