Top suggestions for At least 15 minutes before the fire, I had called my daughter Tarjani, asking her to inform us about when we could come and visit her father-in-law. She answered my call, saying it was too early in the morning for a visit and disconnected,” Mr. Bansal said. He added, “I got a call from Vivek’s brother, Mahender, that the family was trapped in the basement of the hotel.” Mr. Mahender had by then reached the facility after getting a call from his brother about the fire. He could see flames and smoke billowing from the multi-storey building. Another relative, who was on the spot, alleged that the Delhi Fire Services did not have the tools to pry open the B&B’s shutters and that he, along with the area residents, broke open the windows to allow firefighters access to the building. |