The fire is thought to have started from the ground-floor dispensary of Dr Keku Kavarana, who was rescued in an unconscious state. Pic/Bipin Kokate

When Constable Sushant Jadhav saw smoke rising from a Malabar Hill building, he didn't waste a second before alerting others to the crisis and running straight towards the fire to rescue those trapped inside. The heroic efforts of Jadhav and his seniors saved the lives of more than 20 residents, including an elderly couple Constable Jadhav was completing some routine work at Malabar Hill police station in the wee hours of the morning when he saw the smoke rising from the ground floor of Dilkhush apartment building across the road. Within seven minutes, they had rescued the first victim, an elderly woman.