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Gravesend postwoman Priya Ponton saved an elderly disabled man who was stuck in a fire at his flat.
‘I was on my normal walk when I heard a fire alarm in a block of flats,’ says Priya.
‘I went in to take a look and found smoke coming from an open door.
‘I heard the man call for help, and went in to find him in his wheelchair with a blazing fire caused by the toaster.’
He had already pulled a cord in his home linking to the emergency services, but Priya wheeled him outside and told all his neighbours in the same block to evacuate too.
Priya adds: ‘I was running a little bit late that day, but in the end I’m glad I was, or he could have been stuck in there for longer.’
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Re: My Royal Mail - Postwoman saves man from fire
Actually I was thinking of naming this thread - "Royal Mail issue Photo with full Pouch" its so rare that they actually do.

Besides that, well done Priya you did the right thing.


Besides that, well done Priya you did the right thing.
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Re: My Royal Mail - Postwoman saves man from fire
I wonder if management questioned her docket...‘I was running a little bit late that day,
"The floater can do the duty,save someone's life and still finish on time...why can't you?"
It's obviously a performance issue.
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Re: My Royal Mail - Postwoman saves man from fire
Health and Safety issue, she's not carrying it properly...TrueBlueTerrier wrote:Actually I was thinking of naming this thread - "Royal Mail issue Photo with full Pouch" its so rare that they actually do.
Besides that, well done Priya you did the right thing.![]()
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Well done Priya for your swift actions!
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Re: My Royal Mail - Postwoman saves man from fire
Yes, and looks overweight too.TeeferTiger wrote:Health and Safety issue, she's not carrying it properly...TrueBlueTerrier wrote:Actually I was thinking of naming this thread - "Royal Mail issue Photo with full Pouch" its so rare that they actually do.
Besides that, well done Priya you did the right thing.![]()
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Well done Priya for your swift actions!