Man, two kids die jumping from burning flat

Family trapped in blaze at 10th-floor of duplex penthouse in Dwarka's Sector 13 are forced to jump to their deaths

- Hemani Bhandari

A devastating blaze in Dwarka's Sector 13 claimed three lives on Tuesday morning when a 45-year-old man, his 10-year-old daughter, and 12-year-old nephew were forced to jump to their deaths from the 10th floor of the burning building.

The deceased were identified as Yash Yadav, the owner of a penthouse in Dwarka's Shabad Apartments, his daughter Ashima Yadav and nephew Shivam Yadav. The family lives in a duplex on the top two floors of the building.

While fire officials said the exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined, initial investigation has pointed to the fire originating from a prayer room on the ninth floor around 9.30am, which then rapidly spread through PVC panelling in the luxury apartment.

Delhi Fire Services received the emergency call at 10.0lam, initially reporting a fire on the seventh floor. Eight fire tenders responded to the scene.