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SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- A San Francisco man remains in critical condition with severe burns after a heroic neighbor pulled him out of an apartment fire early Monday morning in the city's Richmond District, a Fire Department spokewoman said.
The fire began at about 4:45 a.m. inside the kitchen of one unit of a four-story, six-unit building at 717 Sixth Ave., Lt. Mindy Talmadge said.
According to Talmadge, next-door neighbor Daniel Bateman heard a fire alarm going off and went to the man's locked door, where he heard him banging inside the apartment.
The 19-year-old neighbor "basically shoulder-opened the door and actually pulled this guy out," said Talmadge, adding that fire officials are preparing a commendation award for his heroism.
Firefighters contained the blaze to the man's kitchen by about 5:10 a.m.
Talmadge said the man suffered second- and third-degree burns over 20 percent of his body.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated but is being considered accidental, Talmadge said.
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