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Without hesitating, the tiny masked crusader decided he would brave the flames to save baby Andrieli from her cradle.

Mrs Santos told reporters: "He said, 'don't cry, don't scream because I'm going to save Andrielle'.

"Then I began shouting for him not to go because I was scared he would die in the fire." But Riquelme did not think twice. After the rescue the Spider-Boy simply said: "I decided to go inside the house and save her."

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After his heroic act, Riquelme became the talk of the town, making it on to the front pages of local newspapers.

He says He now wants to become a firefighter and save more lives - although whether he will be allowed to wear his Spider-Man costume while he does it remains to be seen.