Screams for help, saari for rescue: Locals recall harsh firefight at residential building in Delhi’s Tughlakabad
At least three people, including a 22-year-old man and two women, lost their lives while two others remain in critical condition after a fire engulfed a multi-storey residential building in southeast Delhi’s Tughlakabad in the early hours of Friday. Residents of the neighbourhood said several lives were saved because locals entered the smoke-filled building and carried out rescue efforts on their own. (HT Photos by Aaditya Khatwani) The fire was reported around 2.03 am from Gali No. 1 in Tughlakabad, according to officials. The blaze started in the parking area on the ground floor of a building comprising a ground floor and five upper storeys, before thick smoke spread rapidly through the structure, earlier HT reported. Also read | 3 dead as massive fire breaks out at residential building in Delhi The incident comes days after a massive fire at a bed-and-breakfast facility in Hauz Rani on June 3, in which 23 people were killed. Residents say they entered the building within minutes Residents of the neighbourhood launched rescue efforts on their own, with several …
