Police officers praised for saving bedbound man from flat fire in Nottingham
They were called to a property near Radford Road in the city
Two police officers have been praised for saving the life of a bedbound man in Nottingham.
Police have released footage of PCs Jak Walker and Aaron Mulcahy bursting into a burning flat near Radford Road on Thursday 7th November, almost two weeks ago.
The fire's believed to have been started by a cigarette.
Sergeant Dean Reynolds, based at Radford Road Police Station in Nottingham, said:
“If it wasn’t for the quick-thinking actions of these two police officers there is no doubt that the man would have died.
“There was a significant amount of smoke as the officers entered the property and the fire was located close to the bed where the man was resting.
“If it hadn’t been put out quickly it would have spread to both the bed and the curtains and would have had catastrophic results.
“After the fire had been put out, and realising the man could not be removed from the property, they then took immediate steps to save the man’s life from smoke inhalation before the fire service and paramedics arrived.
“The man was transported to Queen’s Medical Centre and suffered no serious injuries as result of these two officers’ immediate actions.”
Chief Inspector Anwaar Ahmed, who is responsible for the city response officers, added:
“Both officers have used courage and bravery by entering an address into what was an unknown situation to save a resident from a fire.
“They put their lives on the line to ensure the fire was handled and that the man was rescued and sent to hospital after significant smoke inhalation.
“Without their amazing efforts, this situation could have resulted in the man losing his life.”