New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) Six people, including women and children, were injured after they jumped to the ground from a building in panic when a fire broke out in an adjacent godown-cum-factory in northwest Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar on Sunday, police said.
The blaze broke out on the ground and first floors of the factory manufacturing judo dresses and boxing gloves.
No one was inside the premises when the fire broke out, police said.
“However, panic spread among people in the building adjacent to the factory, prompting six of them, including women and children, to jump from the building, resulting in injuries,” a senior police officer said.
All the injured were shifted to hospitals and are out of danger, he added.
The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said it received a call regarding the blaze at 11:05 am, following which 15 fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
Firefighting operations were launched immediately and the blaze was subsequently extinguished, police said.
Further details regarding the circumstances leading to the fire and the extent of the damage are being ascertained. Police are also verifying the identities and details of those injured in the incident.
A video that has gone viral on social media purportedly shows six people, including children, jumping from the building through a small window into an empty plot.
The video, apparently recorded from a nearby building, shows two children first climbing out through the window and jumping down.
People gathered below are seen trying to help them land safely by spreading bedsheets and placing mattresses on the ground.
A woman is then seen coming out through the window and preparing to jump. Several people standing below are seen hurriedly arranging additional bedsheets and mattresses to cushion her fall.
The footage captures the panic among those witnessing the incident, with people heard shouting instructions to bring more bedsheets. At one point, a person is heard saying, “Arey aur chaddar lao” (bring more bedsheets). PTI BM RC
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