Policemen save couple trapped in a fire at Paharganj

• Wednesday | 22nd August, 2018

Delhi: A fire broke out in a house in Paharganj area, today around 6AM. "The staff without caring for their life, reached the balcony of the second floor, made a human chain to reach the parapet. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, said the officer. However, constables Manoj Kumar and Amit, with the help of other policemen, broke open the lock of an adjacent building to reach them, he said.A couple was seen crying for help, with the woman hanging from the grille of building's balcony on second floor. 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.