​​Salute to our heroes in blue. Sgt Choong K-Ron, Sgt Tan Wei | Singapore Matters

​​Salute to our heroes in blue.

Sgt Choong K-Ron, Sgt Tan Wei Jie and Special Constable Muhammad Amru Abd Rahman crawled through thick smoke to save a 86-year-old grandmother from a fire incident.

They were on patrol nearby when they were alerted to a fire in a house.

The house was shrouded in thick black smoke. Family members had already evacuagted but their grandmother was stuck on the second floor.

Sgt Tan and Sgt Choong hurried into the burning house, while another NSF on their team, Special Constable (SC) Muhammad Amru Abd Rahman, 21, managed the crowd outside.

They made it up to the second floor, but unable to breathe, they retreated. Sgt Choong then suggested crawling through the smoke, recalling fire safety tips he had learnt in the past.

Crawling on all fours, they saw the feet of the grandmother staggering towards them. So they quickly stood up, grabbed her and helped her down the stairs of the house. It is understood that the grandmother is well.

For SC Amru, who completed eight months of police training earlier in April, this was an eventual patrol.

He said: "That was my first shift ever, and honestly, it was scary. But seeing the senior officers run in so bravely gave me courage."