{"id":753,"date":"2017-10-23T12:57:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T12:57:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:57:22","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T12:57:22","slug":"a-saudi-hero-died-saving-a-family-from-a-house-fire-and-is-being-honoured-by-the-interior-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/news\/a-saudi-hero-died-saving-a-family-from-a-house-fire-and-is-being-honoured-by-the-interior-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"A Saudi Hero Died Saving A Family From A House Fire And Is Being Honoured By The Interior Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A brave local man went into his neighbour&#8217;s home to save an entire family after hearing cries for help, during a blazing fire. Sixty-year-old Ibrahim al- Dhafian spotted the fire at his neighbor Mohammed Saeed al-Muta&#8217;ab&#8217;s home in Riyadh and when he heard screams, he immediately ran to help.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>He ran to the house to help save the family along with his son, Zaid al-Dhafian&#8230;\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Zaid spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/en\/features\/2017\/10\/21\/The-story-of-a-brave-Saudi-man-who-died-saving-a-family-from-deadly-blaze.html\" target=\"_blank\">Al Arabiya<\/a> about the details of the incident, saying his father, without hesitance ran immediately to their house, and saved the family despite the smoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The kitchen was completely burnt out and there was no sign of the family so we started to look for them and make sure they survived,&#8221; Zaid added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The father and son attempted to put out the fire, but had already managed to save the women and children as soon as the civil defense team had arrived.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Suddenly, I saw my 60-year-old father fall to the ground from being suffocated.&#8221;\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Following their immediate transfer to a clinic, it was already too late.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Interior Minister paid a tribute to Ibrahim&#8217;s life with a ceremony to honor his sacrifice and heroism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A brave local man went into his neighbour&#8217;s home to save an entire family after hearing cries for help, during a blazing fire. 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