Man risks life to save BBQ ribs from house fire

Some people will go to any length for food.

A US man has told how he risked his life to save his BBQ ribs after fire broke out in his next-door neighbour's home.

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Robert Wright, from California, woke up in the early hours of Tuesday morning with an overwhelming craving for ribs.

He had just thrown a rack on his BBQ when he saw flames coming from the apartment next door.

Wright quickly got his family outside to safety and then went back in to rescue his second most prized possession.

“First thing, I got my kids. Then I thought about my ribs,” he told KMPH News.

“I didn’t want to let my ribs burn and stuff, ‘cause I take pride in what I do,” he said while proudly holding up a glistening rack of ribs.

“I didn't get any injuries apart from the smoke in my lungs. But I already have smoke in my lungs, so that's alright.”

Wright proudly showed off his ribs during the television interview, which has since gone viral online.

He’s even been labelled an American hero.

Wright’s neighbours managed to climb out of a window and escaped the fire unharmed.

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