A man rescued a baby girl from a house fire after he saw smoke billowing out of the building.

Ras Al Khaimah: A man rescued a baby girl from a house fire on Sunday night after he saw smoke billowing out of the building.

The seven-month-old girl was alone in the house. Her father had gone to perform Maghrib prayers at a nearby mosque while the rest of the family were out doing some work. The Arab family house was partially destroyed.

Khalifa Al Shehi, an Emirati government employee who works at the Civil Defence Academy in Abu Dhabi, had just performed Maghrib prayers and was in his car when he spotted smoke coming from the two-storey house.

He said he pulled over and went to see if he could get into the house as the main door was closed.