Neighbors break wall to save man from fire in Paraná A man was rescued by two neighbors after staying inside a burning house in Francisco Beltrão, in the southwest of Paraná. To save it, residents broke a wall of the property. The rescue took place on Friday (17) and was recorded on video. Watch above. The images show the house engulfed in fire. As the flames spread, the two men used a hammer and an ax to open a hole in the bathroom wall, where the resident was trapped. ? Follow the g1 PR channel on WhatsApp One of the men who appears in the video is social worker Érick Kulyk. He said he was dropping his children off at his father-in-law's house to go to work when he heard neighbors shouting that a house was on fire. When he arrived at the scene, he discovered that there was a person trapped in the property. "I took an iron, we started hitting the wall, soon after a hammer and an ax appeared. I and another guy took it and started to break it and we managed to do it. Right by the time the firefighters arrived, we had finished making the hole to rescue him. God opened a door for him through the wall", he said. Neighbors break down bathroom wall and save man trapped in burning house in Paraná Alisson Policeno In the video, it is also possible to see that the firefighters had just arrived and were preparing the hoses to fight the fire. According to residents, firefighters were then notified that there was a man inside the house. When they entered the residence, the victim had been removed by residents. The resident received treatment and was taken to the hospital. Firefighters were able to control the fire before the flames reached neighboring houses. The Civil Police reported that they will launch an investigation to determine the circumstances of the fire and possible responsibilities. READ MORE: Campo Mourão: Shooting attack leaves two dead in Paraná, says Security Secretariat Dreamer and with a 'giant heart': who was a pilot who died after ritual oil bath Death of young man in PR: Understand what the 'oil bath' is, a ritual in aviation schools VIDEOS: Most watched on g1 Paraná Read more news on g1 Paraná.