A young Romanian man became a hero in Italy, after saving the life of two old men in a town near Rome, CorriereRomano.it reads.

The house of the two old men, aged 66 and 73 was affected by an explosion due to a gas link. Iosif Petrisor, a Romanian working in Italy for 13 years now, saved the two from the house and took them to the hospital, Romanian TV Realitatea TV reads.

The Romanian was slightly injured in the explosion but he became Italy's Eastern Superman.

Local authorities plan to offer the Romanian a medal for his brave act.