How a father and his son saved a Somali and others trapped in the burning hotel in Delhi?

How a father and his son saved a Somali and others trapped in the burning hotel in Delhi?

A powerful fire that caused casualties broke out at a hotel located in the Malviya Nagar area of Delhi on Wednesday of last week. The fire resulted in the deaths of 21 people, including 11 Somalis and other nationals from foreign countries.

Most of those people were there to care for their relatives who were seeking medical treatment.

At the time of the disaster, one thing caught the attention of everyone. That was that nearly 12 to 15 people saved themselves by jumping out of the hotel windows and landing on mattresses laid out on the street.

This courageous and thoughtful act was carried out by Riyazuddin and his son Arman Mansuri, who owned a mattress shop located across from the burning hotel.

Not only did they help the injured people to be rescued from the scene, but they also provided blankets and essential clothing to many people to be sent to the hospital.

However, during the rescue operation, most of the items in their shop were damaged or destroyed. So far, no officials from the administration have come forward to compensate for the property losses incurred.

Despite this, they are satisfied that they contributed to saving people's lives. They also mentioned that if the second exit door of the hotel had been open, many more lives could have been saved.

Arman Mansuri, who has a shop selling mattresses and bedding in the Hauz Rani market, arrived at the scene around 8:30 AM after being informed that a fire had broken out at the hotel across from his shop. He saw the ground floor burning and people in confusion, although the fire had not spread to the upper floors at that time. During this, a man who had escaped from inside broke the hotel’s windows to help people, but he could not return because the fire had intensified.

Since it was early morning, all the hotel guests were asleep, and only a few staff members were present. Arman stated that the fire spread rapidly, which hindered the escape and made it difficult to enter or exit. When the smoke reached the first floor and the upper floors, those trapped began to scream, shouting "help us... help us".

Arman Mansuri said: "Me and others brought large mattresses from the shop and laid them out on the street. Those on the first and second floors saved themselves by jumping; although they were somewhat injured, they survived."

What happened at the site where the fire broke out?