FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A neighbor is being credited with helping to put out a fire and possibly saving a family's life in East-Central Fresno.
The fire broke out at a home on Princeton Avenue near Maple. Firefighters say a man was walking outside his home when he noticed smoke coming from his neighbor's house.
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He quickly went over and knocked on their door.
The residents were unaware of the blaze burning inside and quickly evacuated while the man helped to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher.
"If he wouldn't have noticed the fire, this could have been a lot different," Batt. Chief Tony Escobedo said. "The two ladies didn't even know there was a fire, so he's a hero for what he did."
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No one was hurt in the fire and damage to the home is still being calculated.
Firefighters say the blaze started in the kitchen after someone left the stove unattended.