Positivity: Hero “Barman” in Blaze Rescue
1 September 2006
BRAVE publican Alistair McAuflan told last night told how he dragged a man with severe burns from a blazing building.
Alistair battled through thick black smoke to pull the man out of the burning tenement above his city centre bar.
He said: “I went out with a friend to see if we could help.
“We kicked the door down and there were two guys on the first-floor landing. One was was screaming about his dog being upstairs.
“I was breathing in pure black soot and had to turn back. The guy on the floor had burned his legs and feet and couldn’t walk. He was really upset about his dog and didn’t want to leave but we dragged him down the stairs.”
The fire above the Auld Clachan pub in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, started after two men used petrol to fuel a paraffin lamp.
Ten residents were rescued. Four people, including Alistair, were treated for injuries ranging from severe burns to smoke inhalation.
