A 52-year-old Minneapolis man was lauded as a real-life Superman on Sunday after he bent a car door to save a man from a burning SUV.

Robert Renning, of Woodbury, was driving back from his family's cabin on Interstate 35W in New Brighton when he saw flames spewing from underneath an SUV near him, the Pioneer Press reported. Renning knew he had to act quickly, but by the time he got the driver's attention, the burning SUV had already pulled over.

Acting on "pure adrenaline" alone, Renning pulled over, ran to the burning car and bent the locked door until the window shattered, freeing 51-year-old Michael Johannes from the smoke and flames.

"He bent the door with his bare hands," Johannes, of Minneapolis, told KARE-TV. "It was no tool. It shattered the glass and they were able to pull me out."

Johannes, who has a wife and 7-year-old daughter, suffered minor cuts and smoke inhalation. Renning, however, suffered no injuries.  

It is not yet clear why the breaks of Johannes' 2006 Chevy Trailblazer suddenly failed and the SUV began filling up with smoke. Johannes tried to escape but the car locked him in, trapping him inside until Renning grabbed the top of the door frame and used his foot as leverage until the glass broke.

Renning has "no clue" where his Superman abilities came from. Police arrived at the scene moments later and thanked him for his bravery.

"I feel this man deserves any and all commendation for his extraordinary life-saving measure that kept another from burning alive," Minnesota State Patrol trooper Zachary Hill told the Pioneer Press.

But Renning, a sergeant in the Air National Guard, said he was just lending a helping hand when he came across the burning vehicle.

"I don't think I did anything different than anyone else would have done had they gotten into the car ahead of me," Renning told KARE-TV. "That's just my take. I helped him out of the car. That's good enough."

Johannes said the incident had more of an emotional impact than a physical one.

"All I can do is thank him," he told KARE-TV. "My wife thanks him. My daughter does. We will meet up with him and I'll have her give him a big hug."