Nagpur, March 8: Fire Brigade personnel rescued a family of four, including two minor children, from a building engulfed in fire in Nandanvan area in Nagpur city of Maharashtra, officials said on Wednesday.
Nobody was injured in the incident. The family got trapped after a blaze erupted in the ground-plus-two storey building at around 9 pm on Tuesday. Mumbai Fire: Massive Blaze Erupts in 21-Storey Residential Building in Malad, Video Shows Tall Flames Emanating From Flat.
"The fire broke out in a garment shop located on the ground floor and was spreading upwards, throwing out thick smoke that engulfed the entire building including the only staircase," the Nagpur Municipal Corporation said in a release. Navi Mumbai Fire: Blaze Erupts At a Garments Godown in Turbhe, Fire Tenders Rushed to Spot (See Pics).
The family got stuck on the second floor and decided to jump from the terrace in panic. However, teams of the fire brigade and civic officials reached the spot in time and rescued the family.