A heroic man has told how he risked his life by running into a burning Lowestoft flat to try and save a vulnerable woman.
The woman was later arrested on suspicion of setting her own flat alight and spitting at a police officer.
She has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
Stephen McIver, 49, was sitting with his girlfriend in his ground floor flat on Thursday, June 10 when he heard a fire alarm go off in the flat above him.
Rushing outside, Mr McIver looked up to see billowing black smoke coming out of the flat and risked his life running into the flat.
He said: "I ran in, just in my t-shirt, socks and shorts and there was fire and smoke everywhere. It was my natural instinct.
"I managed to douse the fire on the landing. I shot upstairs but I could not see a thing. It was terrifying.
"It seemed like I was in there for a lifetime. I was trying to find the woman. I thought she had died. I thought I was going to die.
"After a while I headed back out after dousing much of the fire out. I thought I was going to collapse. It was at that point that she was stood outside, just watching the flat burn.
"I hope the woman gets the medical help she needs. The rescue has left me feeling stressed and strained. It was only after a few days I thought, I could have died."
Leigh Greene, 37, lives in Gorleston but had just finished a shift at work in the area when the blaze started.
He recalled the terrifying moment he thought people were burning alive inside the flat.
He said: "For about four minutes of my life I thought someone was burning alive inside. It is a horrific feeling.
"I went on to the roof and smashed the window but I didn't go inside.
"The fascias were billowing hot and I felt convinced someone vulnerable was inside.
"I was scared Steven was going to die as well.
"I was just grateful no one died in the fire. It is a miracle."
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