The nearly 99-year-old said he was trying to crawl to his car when three neighbors came to the rescue. Dick Van Dyke recounted his harrowing Malibu fire evacuation story on Thursday. The nearly 99-year-old said his neighbors helped carry him to the car as they watched the blaze approach.

Dick Van Dyke is in the middle of a very eventful birthday week ... which broke out shortly before 11 p.m. Monday in the Malibu Canyon area. Though Van Dyke ran into trouble while fleeing his home, a few good samiritans came to his rescue.

Dick Van Dyke is feeling extra grateful for his neighbors. The esteemed actor talked about his experience escaping the Malibu wildfires earlier this week and how his neighbors played a big role in his survival.