A young man, whose identity remains unknown, has risked his life to save an elderly married couple from a blaze which broke out at a clothes shop located on Nguyen Hoang Street, Da Nang.

A post-fire scene

At round 7.45am on Tuesday, some local residents living nearby reported seeing thick plumes of black smoke rising from second floor of the shop.

When the fire broke out, the 72-year-old host was sleeping, whilst his wife was doing some household chores on the second floor.

On hearing the screams for help, locals immediately broke into the locked house in an attempt to save the 2 victims. At that time, the young ‘hero’, in a prompt fashion, rusted to the heavily-burning second floor to rescue the couple from almost certain death. Having done the good deed, the brave man left the scene.

The cause of the blaze still remains under investigation

Soon after, dozens of firefighters and 3 fire engines from the Hai Chau District Fire Fighting and Prevention Division were sent to the scene. By around 8.30am, the blaze had been completely extinguished.

All the furniture on the second floor of the shop was totally burned down in the blaze.

The investigation into the incident is still underway.