Mohsin Janjua, 28, did not realise his brother had already escaped through the back window when he dashed back into the blazing terraced house in Bradford.
North Yorkshire Police eventually arrived at the scene on the River Ouse in York on Thursday afternoon and threw one of the life rings to help keep the man afloat. (Pictured: police bodycam footage)
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