MEXIA, Texas — A single-family Mexia home was fully engulfed in flames Monday evening, but thanks to good samaritans a man still has his life, according to the Mexia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.
Around 4:48 p.m. Wortham Volunteer fire officials responded to a residential building fire on the 700 block of South Bonham Street in Mexia.
The Wortham Volunteer Fire Department immediately responded to the blaze and began putting out the fire alongside Mexia firefighters, according to MFEMSD.
A 30-year-old man was saved by his neighbors who were able to get him out of the firey home before police arrived, according to Mexia Fire.
The fire at the home started another small grass fire adjacent to the north side of the home and it was quickly extinguished, according to Mexia Fire.
A neighbor who submitted the video above, was in the park when the explosion happened.
"I was working out at the park when I heard the explosion, and then the fire started. I called 911 immediately, but the fire was getting big pretty fast. I thought it was a garage. I was just praying it wasn't a house," they said.
The man suffered a burn to his hands and feet and was taken to Hillcrest Medical Center. The status of his injuries and cause of the fire are unknown at this time.