Heartbreaking footage captured the dramatic moment two heroic tradies rescued an elderly woman after her home was engulfed in flames.
The huge fire ripped through the Harold Street property in Seaton, in Adelaide’s northwest, about 12.15pm on Tuesday.
Footage showed thick plumes of smoke rising from the house before the fire quickly spread to the backyard.
Solar installer Mike Ajami and his coworker passing by on their lunch break saw the fire and sprang into action.
The woman, 70, had also suffered burns when she was found in the backyard clinging to a tree.
Footage showed the pair jumping the fence and Mr Ajami was heard shouting at the woman to escape.
“Get out… Rob, push her, push her,” Mr Ajami shouted at his colleague.
“There’s a lady there,” he tries to put out the fire. ‘Shit, bro!’
His co-worker ducked for cover as thick smoke continued to spread during the chaos.
Thick plumes of smoke rose from Adelaide’s home before the fire spread to the backyard (pictured).
The 70-year-old woman was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
The couple rescued the woman by lifting her over the fence to safety.
She was rushed to hospital with serious injuries, including several burns.
The woman was sleeping inside the house when the fire broke out and a neighbor woke her up by banging on the front window.
“She didn’t want to leave the house, she was clinging to the tree… she didn’t want to leave,” Mr Ajami said. nine news.
“Everyone was screaming, there was a lady in the back…no one was going to go look for her.”
“So my partner and I jumped over the fence.”
The condition of the woman in the hospital is unknown at this time.
The woman was sleeping indoors when smoke started coming out of her Adelaide home.
Footage showed Mike Ajami’s co-worker Rob ducking for cover (pictured) during the chaos as thick smoke continued to spread.
Emergency services arrived on the scene shortly after and firefighters quickly extinguished the flames.
The house suffered extensive damage from the fire.
Neighbors praised the bravery of the merchants.
“They are heroes, they really are because she wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them,” one woman said.
Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire.
“Police and MFS fire cause investigators are on scene to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fire, including the cause of the fire,” a police statement read.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service and SA Health for further comment.
Anyone with information who has not already spoken to police is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.