A FORMER firefighter recalls the rescue of eight people from a private members’ club almost50 years ago. Mr Gosby, who served for23 years, reaching the rank of leading firefighter, operated the pump during the five-hour mission. Off-duty members who didn’t catch the machines got their kit and came down in their own cars. Mr Gosby himself rescued a62-year-old woman who was brought out of the building unconscious and later treated in hospital. He said: “When my brother was in the service, I used to come along when I was younger and I was eventually voted in by the crew members.

Source: Express December 29, 2025 09:34 UTC