Two men who helped an elderly couple and their grandson reach safety when a fire broke out outside their home said being hailed as heroes had been “really odd”.
Mohsin Qayyum, 22, and Mohammed Yusuf Iqbal, 20, from Bradford, were driving past the house in Leeds when they spotted the blaze, jumping a fence to help out.
“We never really thought it would get this much attention and we didn’t really do it for attention – we just did it because like people needed our help,” said Iqbal.
Qayyum’s mother Tayba Tabeezi Azim said she was “incredibly proud” of the pair – and joked her son “could not wash the dishes, but he went and rescued a couple of people from the fire”.
