Mr Muhammad Nasiruddin Md Khalid, 32, was playing with his two children at home on the morning of 10 June, when he smelled something burning.
He looked out of his window and saw smoke coming out from his neighbour’s unit upstairs, he then rushed over with his wife.
He then saw a man lying on the floor inside the burning flat.
Nasiruddin knocked on the window and door, hoping to wake the man up.
His wife ran home to get a fire extinguisher to put out the flames.
The burning flat’s owner later returned from shopping and unlocked the front door, to which Nasiruddin then charged into the blazing flames with a wet cloth covering his nose and mouth.
He then dragged the unconscious man out of the burning flat.
He shared that the man eventually regained consciousness and was in a daze.
Both Nasiruddin and the man were taken to the hospital conscious.
The incident happened at Block 283 Bukit Batok East Avenue 3, at about 9.25am on Thursday.
Nasiruddin, who works as a security officer, said that he was trained in firefighting and first aid administration, and that his training helped him to stay calm.
He shared that even though his safety was important, under the circumstances and situation, the right thing was to save the man.
The man, Raymond Seetoh, 44-years-old, said that he was grateful for his neighbour for saving his life, and that he deserves a medal for his bravery.
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