A Winchester student rescued his elderly neighbour from a fire in Stanmore on Monday night.
Twenty year-old Edward Herbert rushed to save the 84-year-old man from the top floor, as the blaze raged below.
Edward said "I just wanted to get him out. He was just holding my hand and I was telling him it was OK."
The quick-thinking student entered the building and dragged his neighbour to the window, saving him from smoke inhalation, where they waited for the fire brigade to arrive.
Edward said "He fainted twice on me, which was pretty scary. I'm definitely going to see him in hospital now."
Firefighters received the 999 call shortly after 9 p.m. and battled the fire, which started in a ground floor kitchen.
The elderly man is recovering in the Royal Hampshire County Hospital and is said to be doing well.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but Chris Roper from the fire service said it is thought to have started due to an electrical fault.
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