The fire started in the kitchen of an apartment on the 10th Floor of a Grenoble building at 8 avenue Teisseire, just after 12:30 p.m.
The neighbor ran quickly and was able extinguish the fire before firefighters arrived. They ventilated the area and took over the care of the 90-year old man who inhaled the smoke. The man was taken to the CHU Grenoble Alpes emergency room to undergo control exams.
