Galway house fire: two men used trampoline to save teenage sisters

What happened in the Galway house fire

The Galway house fire broke out at a council-owned property in Knocknacarra last Thursday evening and spread rapidly, trapping a 17-year-old girl and her 14-year-old sister on the third floor.

Seyyid Ahmed Nahi (33) and Ibrahim Souna (34) were among the first to spot the blaze and, together with a Polish man, first tried to force the front door before being driven back by intense heat and thick smoke.

"There was a lot of smoke," Ibrahim recalled. "We shouted, asking if there was anybody in the house, and there was no response, no sign that there was somebody inside."

Rather than give up, the group went around the back of the building, broke down the door and this time heard screaming from upstairs.

"When you see people shouting and screaming in a fire, you can't just stand there and keep watching it. You try to do your best," one of the men said.

Both have played down their actions since the rescue. You can follow more of the latest from JOE here, while the story was first reported by The Journal.