A 40-year-old man died in Mesa, Arizona, in the United States after he was injured in a house fire near Second Street and Stapley Drive on August 20 .
Ben Maile, an operator with Dunn Transportation, died and his wife Sela Maile was severely burned in the fire that destroyed their house.
Eight people in the house including Maile’s five children got out of the house unharmed.
Abc15 news report says “when Maile noticed smoke coming from his home, he rushed to get all seven people out safely”.
Maile rushed back to the house to rescue his wife.
Maile’s sister-in-law Stefanie Tai told the news, "He's the one who got everybody out of the house…and ultimately passed away from it."
Mesa Fire Cpt. Bob Tribbensee said, "The fire was in the carport and the rear of the house".
The deceased and his wife have two young kids.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
