New Delhi: A couple trapped in a building on fire in Delhi was pulled to safety by men in khakhi who formed a human chain in a dramatic rescue operation that was caught on camera. Delhi police personnel saved the life of a couple who were trapped in a building at central Delhi’s Paharganj area where a fire broke out in the wee hours of Wednesday. 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 fire had started on the first floor, trapping people on upper floors as they were sleeping, the officer said.
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 were seen crying for help, with the woman hanging from the grille of building’s balcony on the second floor.
“The staff without caring for their life, reached the balcony of the second floor and made a human chain to reach the parapet,” said the officer.
One man who was also trapped in the fire had jumped to save himself and was injured in the act. He was taken to a nearby hospital, said the officer.
