A man's helped save a neighbour from a fire in Boscombe this morning.

He called firefighters after hearing a smoke alarm next door - in Grosvenor Gardens at about 6-20 a-m ... before banging on the front door to try and wake the oblivious occupant.

Dorset Fire and Rescue say the cause is thought to have been cooking left unattended ... and say the outcome could've been a lot different.