Firefighters rushed to help a man who collapsed in East Ham.
Red Watch crews from East Ham Fire Station were attending the Remembrance service at the Central Park War Memorial on Sunday, November 9, when they saw an elderly man fall while trying to sit down.
Firefighter Pete Eccles said: "We saw a gentleman fall and the crews jumped into action, administering first aid to him, including oxygen as a precaution, for around 15 minutes.
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"We also helped triage him via the NHS.
"We didn’t get a chance to know more about him but I know that after he recovered, he went for a spot of lunch afterwards at the local pub with his family."
The firefighters were at the event to pay their respects and lay wreaths in memory of those who served and died in the First and Second World Wars and subsequent conflicts.
The service was one of several attended by crews across London.
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