Video shows a man saving an American flag from a pole in the front yard of a home burning in Altadena last week. The recording made on Jan. 7 and posted to Instagram by hinkal.usa shows a home burning on the 3000 block of Mount Curve Avenue.

A Russian man who sought asylum in the U.S. three years ago sparked global praise for rescuing an American flag from a burning home during the California wildfires. Sultan Ramazanov was driving through the wildfires in Altadena with a friend on Jan. 7, when he saw a house engulfed in flames.