India, June 28 -- A Cleveland man is being hailed as a hero for risking his life to save his two stepchildren from a burning apartment after a devastating explosion. Cordale Sheffield, 30, suffered third-degree burns over 92 per cent of his body after he ran into the flames at Garden Valley housing complex on Monday afternoon, reported New York Post.

His sister Cierra Alqawi was quoted in the NY Post report saying that Sheffield was thrown out of the apartment by the force of the explosion around 4:30 pm. However, after regaining his footing and spotting that the kids were still inside, he sprinted back through the inferno.

Alqawi said that her brother saw the two kids he was watching over were still in the apartment. She noted that She...