On 28th of January around 1 p.m., we received a call at ALCO from member Mr D. K. Adhikari’s MEAS device. We could only hear someone crying and asking for help. Through digital tracking, ALCO found that ZC Mr G. Basak was near Mr Adhikari’s residence. Mr Basak was informed and he rushed to the member’s house. He found the whole building engulfed in dense smoke and a fire engine was trying to douse the fire. Everyone from the building had come out. The ZC knew that our member was still recovering from Covid-19 and was almost bedridden. Without wasting a second, he ran inside. When the flat owners asked him where he was going, he shouted back that he is from Support Elders and needed to save our member, who was trapped inside. He rushed to Mr Adhikari’s fourth floor flat and found him gasping for breath. His two attendants were extremely worried. They were crying and trying to bring him out. The ZC held the member tightly. Carefully, he brought our member down through the narrow staircase and managed to get a chair for him to sit on. The ZC gave our member some water and assured him that all would be fine. Then, the ZC asked MCAs
Mr S. Ghosh and Mr C. S. Patra to reach there immediately. Once they reached there, the ZC briefed them and left for his next scheduled task. Only after things were under control and the fire brigade and CESC gave permission for residents to enter, did our MCAs carry our member to his flat and settle him on his bed. Their next task was to arrange for an emergency light for Mr Adhikari, as there would be no power for the next few days. They bought an emergency light, charged it at our rest shelter office at Patuli and informed the night shift MCAs to reach it to Mr Adhikari’s residence, so that he could use it at night. MCA Mr Ghosh called our member at night to check on him and ask about his wellbeing. Kudos to the ZC and the MCAs for a job well done. We are proud of our team!
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