Police Officer Carrying Elderly Woman with Mobility Issues Walks Down 13 Floors After Fire Incident

In an officetel building where a fire broke out at dawn, a police officer carried an elderly woman in her 80s with mobility difficulties on his back and walked down 13 floors to evacuate her. The grandmother left a message of gratitude on the Busan Police Agency website for that day.

Police officer Kim Dong-hee carrying his grandmother on his back is safely arriving at the building's lobby floor. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]

According to the Bukbu Police Station in Busan on the 7th, a fire broke out around 4:39 a.m. on the 15th of last month at a restaurant on the top floor of a 15-story residential-commercial complex in Buk-gu.

Officer Kim Dong-hee (37) of the Bukbu Police Station, who responded to the report, entered the building to inform residents of the fire and was checking each unit by knocking on doors when he heard that an elderly woman lived on the 13th floor.

While evacuating residents in the hallway on the 13th floor, Officer Kim encountered Ms. A (87), who was just about to come out relying on a walker. He instinctively carried her on his back.

He recalled, “The elevator was out of service due to the fire, and thick black smoke was rising, so I was in a hurry without time to think. The scene was dangerous, and since the grandmother had difficulty moving, I carried her down the stairs myself.”

The grandmother was safely rescued along with Officer Kim. After the incident, unable to use a computer, she asked her caregiver to write on her behalf and left a message of thanks on the Busan Police Agency’s online bulletin board.

Detective Kim is carrying an elderly woman in her 80s on his back from the 13th floor of a burning building, heading towards the emergency stairs. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]

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