A 25-year-old constable who rushed in to save three people, including an infant, from an inferno in a Girgaum building on Wednesday, ended up badly burning his hands. While the women, infant and senior citizen were unhurt, Constable Ravindra Joshi had to receive treatment for burns.

On Wednesday, around 10.30 am, a fire broke out in the second floor of Lakhakara building. An eyewitness immediately contacted the police control room, which relayed the information to the VP Road police.