OMG! Delhi cops nail-biting rescue by forming human chain to save couple trapped in fire in Paharganj; video inside
A fire broke out on the building's first floor in Delhi's Paharganj in which a married couple got trapped and a nail-biting rescue was done by Delhi police. Three Delhi policemen made a chain and dared to rescue a couple trapped on the first floor of the building at around 6 am on early Wednesday and saved them
The local police received a call about the fire in a street of Chuna Mandi in Paharganj around 6 am, a senior police officer said. The three policemen -- Manoj, Sandeep and Amit -- reached the spot as soon as they received the information.
The fire had started at the first floor, trapping people who were on upper floors as they were sleeping at the time, the officer said. As it was difficult to go upstairs to save the trapped people. Then they entered an adjacent building (Manoj and others broke its lock) and went upstairs.
A couple was seen crying for help, with the woman hanging from the grille of the building's balcony on the second floor.
"The staff without caring for their life, reached the balcony of the second floor, made a human chain to reach the parapet. The woman, who was about to fall down, was saved first and later her husband was also rescued in a similar fashion," said the officer.
One man who was also trapped in the fire had jumped down to save himself and was injured in the act. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, said the officer.
First published: 22 August 2018, 15:47 IST
