From the Folkestone Herald online, 19 September 2013. By Antony Thrower

HOTEL WORKER RECOGNISED FOR SAVING GUESTS FROM FIRE.

Emergency services awards ceremony for lifesaving

WORKERS at a Folkestone hotel received awards for saving a guest from her burning bed.

Jamie Robb was on duty at Folkestone's Premier Inn last November when the fire alarm sounded in a room next to reception. He went to investigate and found the bed on fire, the room full of smoke and the guest unconscious.

He alerted his duty manager, Luke Smith, and called emergency services. The pair then rescued the unconscious woman and helped with the evacuation of the hotel before firefighters arrived.

Both received certificates of congratulation for their professional conduct at an awards ceremony on Monday, September 23, presented by Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) chief executive Ann Millington.

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Mr Robb, 33, said: “We have an emergency action plan, which Luke and I followed and we ensured that we contacted the fire brigade, who were superb and got everyone out safely.”

Mr Smith, 22, added: “Instinct and good training took over really and our priority was looking after the guests.

“It was nice to get the certificates on Monday but we did whatever anyone else would have done in the same circumstances.