People jump from first-floor window as crowd below tries to catch them
NEW DELHI: Dramatic visuals from northeast Delhi’s Maujpur showed people jumping from a first-floor window of a restaurant as a fire triggered panic late Tuesday evening.People gathered below could be seen trying to catch those leaping from the building as they scrambled to escape.The fire broke out at Udham Fish Point near Jafrabad, within the limits of Welcome police station, at around 10.34pm.The visuals showed people desperately attempting to get out of the building. Amid the commotion, a woman was seen jumping from the restaurant building.
Fire starts in kitchen on ground floor
According to the fire department, the blaze originated in the restaurant’s ground-floor kitchen in the four-storey building.Restaurant staff managed to douse the fire before it could spread, while a fire tender also reached the spot.Police said no injuries were reported in the incident.
(Wit agency inputs)