A response officer has opened up about the moment she entered a burning building to save a disabled man's life. On April 10, 2023, Police Constable Anya Brown was on patrol in Retford when she was called to a flat fire on Springfield Road.
She was the first officer on the scene, and after looking through a window she could see a man lying on the floor as smoke billowed through the ground floor flat. PC Brown stated: "You join the job to help people and when dealing with situations like this you realise the need for quick thinking and positive action, often putting the needs of others first before our own.
“I managed to gain access to the flat and drag the man to the doorway. I then went back into the flat in a bid to put out the fire, however it was too established and the heat too intense.
