While some neighbors ran from the flames, Roland Sanchez ran toward them.
Sanchez, a veteran Miami Beach firefighter/paramedic, came to the aid of a man who was badly burned when a Florida Power & Light transformer box exploded and caught fire Saturday in Kendall.
The man was not immediately identified.
"Basically, I didn't even think,'' said Sanchez, who was off-duty when he heard the explosion and saw the fire about 11 a.m. "Somebody needed help, and I went to help him.''