Charlotte, North Carolina trash collector helps children escape damaged home during Tropical Storm Debby [Video]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WTVD) — A trash worker near Charlotte has inspired everyone with his work ethic and commitment to helping others.

Tropical Storm Debby knocked down trees in the Bramble Place neighborhood of west Charlotte.

The road into the neighborhood was blocked by a fallen tree. But that didn’t stop the unidentified trash collector.

Neighbors said they saw him walk from driveway to driveway, picking up trash bins, rolling them to the main road and dumping them in the garbage truck.

During one of his runs, he noticed two children needing help.

A tree had uprooted and fallen onto the roof of one family’s home.

“Their whole front door is blocked completely, I don’t know how anyone got in. They tried to go through a side window because it’s that difficult to get in,” neighbor Jimmy Johnson told area ABC affiliate WSOC.

The trash collector jumped into action, helping a 7- and 8-year-old get out of the house and into their family’s car.

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