A Queensland man has taken the definition of being a good neighbor to another level after rescuing a man from a burning house a few minutes before he was engulfed in flames.
Matthew Mosterd was out of his house smoking a cigarette when he heard calls for help from the Woodridge property just before 9pm last night.
“There were only waves of smoke coming out of the neighbor’s roof, we saw the fire start in his living room,” he said.
The fire started in the living room and quickly engulfed the house. (9 News)
Mostrd and another neighbor ran to help the resident, who is blind and deaf, without thinking about his own safety.
“He’s blind and deaf. We knew we had to get him out quickly,” Mostred said.
“We turned around and kicked the back door.
“He was right there, so we dragged him. He was happy to come out.”
After dragging his neighbor, in a few minutes the whole house was on fire.
Matthew Mostred ran into the burning house to save his neighbor. (9 News)
Mostrd said it was lucky he saw the fire, otherwise the result could have been much worse.
“If we hadn’t taken him out in that minute, he would have died in the fire, very lucky man,” he added.
Firefighters managed to control the fire in 30 minutes.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated.