A woman has recalled the dramatic moment the home she was living in went up in flames and her neighbours saved her life.
Gemma Reeve, 34, had only been living at the property in Beech Close in Halesworth for four months when it became engulfed by a fire.
She attempted to put the small blaze out herself with her shower, which instead created vast plumes of smoke that trapped her in the bathroom.
Ms Reeve said she "thought she was going to die" and her "life flashed before her eyes".
Her neighbours, David Barnard and Diane, noticed the smoke and ran to assist, kicking the door off the hinges, dragging Ms Reeve to the garden, issuing her first aid and calling the emergency services.
Mr Barnard also risked being electrocuted as he turned the property's electricity off as the house was flooded by the shower.
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When the emergency services arrived Ms Reeve was airlifted to Ipswich Hospital where she remained in an intensive care unit for five days and Mr Barnard was taken to the James Paget University Hospital for further assessment after the severe inhalation of smoke.
The fire happened on May 18.
Ms Reeve said: "If it wasn't for Diane and David's bravery and kindness I would be dead.
"It was one of the most terrifying moments of my life, I thought I was going to die when I was in the bathroom.
"I can not thank them enough for putting their own health at risk to save me.
"Everything flashed before my eyes and then went black, they are truly inspiring and kind people who deserve knighthood, truly."
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Ms Reeve has now moved to Bungay where she is settled with her kitten Jules, who is named after her late mother Julia who died five years ago and was known as Jules.
She has been inspired by Mr Barnard to train as a nurse or doctor to help people, as he had worked on a lifeboat and saved 80 lives.
Originally from Lowestoft, Ms Reeve also has hopes one day she will be able to meet her daughter Shannon who is now aged 19.
Ms Reeve gave birth to her aged 15 and hasn't seen her since she was six.
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