Grenfell Tower firefighter who tried to rescue people from burning house is sacked for breaking health and safety rules
The London fireman, who feels his dismissal is a 'massive injustice,' is taking the London Fire Brigade to an employment tribunal to fight for his job
A GRENFELL Tower firefighter has been sacked for trying to rescue people from a burning house.
Charlie Kaye, 32, was dismissed for breaking health and safety rules when he dashed into the property without his partner.
Now, he is taking London Fire Brigade to an employment tribunal to try to get his job back.
He said: “I feel it’s a massive injustice. I acted out of courage on that job. I ran in to try and save someone but they’ve thrown the book at me.
"I went in to do a good act and do what I love doing - helping people.”
Charlie went into the house in Ilford, East London, in February when a woman pulled from the blaze said her son was still inside.
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The woman, who had dementia, died a few days later. There had been no one inside. Charlie, a firefighter for ten years, blamed his decision to go in on PTSD brought on by clearing bodies after the Grenfell Tower disaster.
He said: “I couldn’t even tell you how many fatal incidents I’ve attended in my career but I left a little bit of my soul at each one.”
The London Fire Brigade said: “We do not discuss individual members of staff.”
Drones fight fire
THE London Fire Brigade has bought two drones in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze.
The unmanned aircraft, can fly up to 400ft and have thermal imaging.
Previously police helicopters were used to give firefighters on the ground pictures of a blaze.
But the Grenfell inquiry said they gave residents false hope they would be saved.
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