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Bodybuilder, 30, Hugo Sergio dies in house fire while trying to save pet dog after rescuing wife and daughter.

The personal trainer shook his wife awake and ordered her to get out of the burning flat with their daughter immediately.

However, he remained inside the death trap in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to save the family's pet.

Hugo ended up trapped and died while rescuing the pooch from the inferno.

Harrowing footage shows smoke billowing from the glowing high-rise.

Neighbour Wellington Couto Bento told local media: "The wife went downstairs to ask for help.

"Neighbours managed to enter the burning apartment and heard the child calling for help. She was burned.

"They called for Hugo, but there was no response.

"Probably, the flames blocked the bedroom door, and he couldn't get out."