A firefighter who helped tackle the Grenfell blaze is taking his employer to a tribunal after he was sacked for breaking health and safety rules – the Sun reports.
Charlie Kaye was fired after he entered a burning property in Essex without his work partner to try to rescue someone he believed was still trapped inside. His team had already rescued a woman, who suffered from dementia, who claimed her son was still inside the building. However, there was nobody left to be saved.
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There certainly isn't time for a risk assessment to be carried out before entering a burning building.
Another sad case in the news recently involving a car rolling into a river with a small child inside. A courageous policewoman dived into a freezing turbulent river in a rescue attempt. She acted selflessly with extreme bravery. I hope she doesn't fall foul of similar regulations.
Gary