It seems that they tried to escape but ended up rushing towards the source of the fire, which was on the ground floor,” said Shilpa Singh, a neighbour. But when the woman went to the balcony, she saw smoke billowing from the ground floor of the building. The family on second floor was coordinating with the police officer in-charge of rescue operation. Thick black smoke emanating from burning tyres of the vehicles parked on the ground floor had engulfed the front portion of the building and staircase. 90-year-old rescuedConstable Narendra got inside the flat on second floor and rescued a 90-year-old man and his family.

Source: The Hindu April 13, 2018 20:04 UTC