The fire started upstairs in the home, and then it quickly spread, forcing the elderly man to climb to the roof.
The elderly man said he was cooking some rice on a kerosene heater when it tipped over, causing the flaming liquid to roll down the stairs causing the man to climb out of the window and then shimmy down a tree.
Elderly man was moved inside an ambulance and will be taken to a hospital for treatment.
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