Lexington honors 2 men who saved stranger from fire

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Two men were honored at Thursday night’s Urban County Council meeting for saving a total stranger who was trapped on the balcony of his home by fire.

Don Brewer and William Smith were given the ‘Spirit of Lexington’ award for grabbing a ladder and helping Clarence Woodrum down from the balcony of his home where he was trapped by a raging fire on September 18, 2015.