Nine members of a family perished in a devastating fire that ravaged a multi-storey residential building near the Palam Metro station in southwest Delhi on Wednesday morning.
Over 30 fire tenders rushed to the scene to battle the blaze and rescue those trapped inside.
The deceased include family head Rajendra's wife Laado and their children, as well as Kamal's wife Ashu and their three daughters, and Anil's wife and daughter Deepika.
Three family members - Anil, Sachin, and two-year-old Mitali - jumped off the building to escape the inferno and were injured.
The five-storey building housed a cloth and cosmetic showroom on the ground and first floors, while the family of the owner lived on the second and third floors.
Those injured are being treated for 25% burn injuries at Safdarjung Hospital.
The exact cause of the fire has not been determined, and further investigation is underway.
