Salisbury house fire: Neighbour quotes infamous meme while recalling heart-stopping moment woman escaped towering blaze
A woman who helped put out a massive fire has quoted an infamous meme to describe the terrifying moment she saw the house engulfed in flames.
A woman who helped put out a massive fire has quoted an infamous meme to describe the terrifying moment she saw the house engulfed in flames.
The blaze erupted at the single-storey home in Oronga Street, in Salisbury North, in Adelaides north-east, at around 11.20am on Monday.
Emergency services rushed to the scene to battle the massive fire that tore through the home as thick plumes of smoke billowed from the property.
Neighbours tried to contain the blaze before firefighters arrived by using garden hoses to try and extinguish the towering flames.
Neighbour Chloe Daprile referenced a famous meme as she recalled the fire.
I said "Lord Jesus that was a massive fire", Ms Daprile told 7News.
The phrase "Oh lord Jesus its a fire" went viral after a woman in the United States known as Sweet Brown fled an apartment fire in Oklahoma in April 2012.
Ms Brown, whose real name is Kimberly Wilkins, uttered several viral catchphrases as she described the moment she managed to flee the building.
One neighbour Chloe Daprile (pictured) used the infamous meme to recounted the horrifying moment the flames quickly began to spread
The phrase quickly went viral and became a widespread meme after it was in dozens of funny online videos.
Ms Daprile said she stopped the homeowner from going back into the property.
I couldnt let her go in there like that so I ran after her and grabbed her, she said.
Dozens of firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze in 20 minutes.
A SAPOL spokesman told Daily Mail Australia nobody was injured and the fire is not being treated as suspicious.
A Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia the fire had been triggered by inappropriate cooking behaviour.
The structural damage to the home is estimated to be around $300,000.
Dozens of firefighters battled the massive fire (pictured) that tore through home as thick plumes of smoke billowed from the property
Ms Daprile said the incident was traumatic and that she was left in tears as the house was completely destroyed.
I just thought what if that was my house...she [the homeowner] was screaming and yelling... it was a lot, she recalled.
Im just glad that as a community everyone was able to come together and help her.
The woman who lived in the home is understood to be living with friends and family until she finds another place to live.
