A student has been praised after saving a pensioner from a fire in a Stanmore home earlier this week.
20-year-old Edward Herbert heard a smoke alarm and noticed flames coming from his elderly neighbours ground floor kitchen in Chatham Road, Winchester.
The student used a ladder to enter the property, where the pensioner was trapped in his top-floor bedroom, and dragged the man to the window until emergency services arrived.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service received the urgent call at 21.17 on Monday 7th December, and sent 2 teams from Winchester Fire Service and 1 from Eastleigh Fire Service to the scene.
Firefighters used a ladder from a fire appliance to rescue the pair from the top floor while further crews tackled the blaze in the kitchen.
Edward later said, “ I just wanted to get him out. He was holding my hand and I was telling him it would be ok. He fainted on me twice, and that was really scary, because I thought the worst. I’m definitely going to go and see him in hospital and make sure he’s ok.”
Inspector Johnson stated that the fire is still “under investigation” but is thought to have been caused by a fault in an electrical appliance.
The pensioner was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation and is in a stable condition.
Winchester Fire Station Watch Manager Chris Roper has emphasized, “This kind of incident demonstrates the importance of every home in Hampshire having at least on working smoke alarm in place”
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