The cause of the fire remains unclear. (representative picture)

A young Chinese boy has been praised online for returning to his burning home four times to save his father and grandmother.according to South China Morning PostThe incident occurred on January 21st. A video that went viral on Chinese social media platforms showed the boy’s face and hands blackened by smoke. As fire destroyed his home, the boy named Yangyang remained calm. He even managed to call the police and rushed back into the burning house to save his semi-conscious father and grandmother.

In the early morning of January 21, Yangyang was awakened by her father’s cry for help in her bedroom. When the little boy arrived, he found his father semi-conscious and unable to move. Yangyang then ran to her grandma’s room to wake her up, and together they moved her father to the living room.

Thinking his father and grandmother were safe, the boy ran out of the burning house and called the fire department. However, after hanging up the phone, he discovered that they did not follow him out of the building.

according to South China Morning PostThe boy then rushed back into the living room to check if his father was still alive and pulled his horrified grandmother out of the house. Then he circled back to save his father.

The young boy reportedly returned four times to get his semi-conscious father to safety as the living room filled with smoke and flames.

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The cause of the fire remains unclear. “My nephew is very kind and brave,” the boy’s Aunt Cui told local media.

The young boy’s bravery was also praised online on Chinese social media platforms. “This kid is the savior of this family,” one user wrote. Another netizen said: “He is not afraid of fire, but he is more afraid of losing his father and grandmother.”

Meanwhile, this is not the first time stories of bravery involving young people have gone viral in China, the outlet reported. It comes after a nine-year-old Chinese boy was praised for his quick thinking as he performed CPR on his mother after a car crash. In another incident, a 10-year-old girl was cheered after she found a banknote with a desperate plea for help written on it. Her actions helped police rescue 11 people who were being held by criminals and forced to work for illegal enterprises.