A man who actively cooperated with firefighters to extinguish a fire in a housing estate in Guangzhou's Panyu district, Guangdong province, has recently hit the social media spotlight and become popular among residents and netizens.

And many local netizens gave "likes" after the scene of "aerial firefighting" of Ye Jinfeng was captured by neighbors and posted online. Ye was praised by citizens and regarded as a "flying hero".

In the picture, Ye is seen kneeling on one knee, shouldering the fire hose, and aiming the water stream through the air toward the flames in another building.