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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 at the first floor, trapping people who were on upper floors as they were sleeping at the time, the officer said.
It was very difficult to go upstairs to save the trapped people. 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 the building’s balcony on the second floor.
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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.