in Atherton last Tuesday (November 24). Andy, who has worked for Wigan Council for 17 years, was finishing his shift when he spotted smoke and flames coming from the side of a property.
He ran to the house and was met by a “flash of flames” and smoke billowing from the kitchen where he saw an elderly man. Recalling the terrifying ordeal, Andy said: “When I opened the door I couldn’t breathe because of all the black smoke so I had to go back out to take a deep breath in and re-enter. “When I got in the kitchen I saw an elderly man and flames that were getting bigger and bigger from the grill so I knew I had to get him out straight away. “It was basically flight or fight mode, it was quite scary but I just knew someone was in there and.
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