The actions of these officers exemplify the qualities that run through the core of our officers in the Met Police: bravery, tenacity and above all a desire to keep the public safe when faced with danger. Confronted with a terrifying situation and knowing that people were at risk they did not hesitate in going into that building to protect the lives of others.
Emergency services were alerted to reports of a fire in a three-storey building on High Street in Willesden... officers immediately recognised the dangerous situation unfolding in front of them, with smoke billowing from windows and reports of people still inside a flat.
The London Fire Brigade said five people had been evacuated before its crews arrived, when a further two residents were rescued from a roof using an extension ladder.
Three residents and one of the officers were taken to hospital for treatment due to smoke inhalation, the Met said. No-one was seriously injured.
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