Two children, a boy and girl, both aged 10 years, were killed when they jumped off the 7th floor balcony of the multi-storied building engulfed in fire. They were rushed to a nearby hospital where they were declared dead. Later, their father, Yash Yadav, too jumped off the balcony and was declared dead upon arrival at the IGI hospital.

The fire broke out in the muti-storied apartment building in Sector 13 of Dwarka in Delhi on Tuesday at around 10 am. Initially, eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot, but as the magnitude of the fire became evident, more engines were deployed.

"The fire could be seen from a long distance. Black smoke was billowing out of the upper floors, and flames were leaping out of the seventh-floor flat," a fire officer present at the spot told PTI.

"All residents of the society have been evacuated, and all essential services such as electricity and PNG connections have been shut down," said a police officer.

Source: India Today