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Diamond Devil hailed as hero after dramatic rescue...
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Diamond Devils pitcher Dave Farr has been hailed as a hero after the dramatic rescue of tennants from a fire on Monday in Dundee. Farr and his colleague Claire Stoddart were on a routine foot-patrol when they noticed a "glow" from a block of city centre flats in Dundee.
Pc Farr ran inside the building to help while his partner grabbed a fire extinguisher. They were both treated in hospital for smoke inhalation, but were back on duty within hours of the incident.
Pc Farr described how he sprinted up the stairs of the tenement in North George Street at about 1800 GMT on Monday to alert the people inside - but when he and residents tried to escape back down the stairs, they were beaten back by the intense heat of the blaze.
Everyone inside the property, including Pc Farr, was trapped until fire crews arrived to extinguish the blaze.
"I suffered a bit of smoke inhalation, but nothing too major and I went back to work after leaving the hospital" said Pc Dave Farr.
Pc Farr, 27, said he found a 92-year-old woman in a first-floor flat and stayed with her until the fire brigade arrived.
He said: "I went in the ambulance with the woman and she was pretty grateful. It was good to know that she was okay.
"I suffered a bit of smoke inhalation, but nothing too major and I went back to work after leaving the hospital. "In fact, as soon as we left the hospital we received a call to go to another incident and of course that was a fire as well."
It is understood that senior Tayside Police officers are preparing a report into the fire with a view to the pair receiving official recognition.
The Edinburgh ballclub would like to extend hearty congratulations to Dave for his bravery! Well done #27!
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