Woman jumps from 2nd floor to escape flat fire, dies | Lucknow News
Lucknow: A routine Monday morning turned into a tragedy for a family when a woman jumped from the 2nd floor and died while trying to escape a massive fire in her flat at Rohtas Enclave in Ravindra Palli.The blaze started when a candle, allegedly lit by the woman to perform a ritual, accidentally fell on a carpet, setting it on fire. The blaze then engulfed the entire house, police said.The fire department, however, said the exact cause of the fire was being probed and that it allegedly started due to a short circuit.“The deceased, Nida Rizvi (45) wife of Ammar Rizvi (50) jumped from the terrace amid the chaos and sustained head injuries. She was taken to a hospital with the help of police, fire personnel and local residents, but succumbed to her injuries during treatment,” said ACP (Ghazipur) Indiranagar, Anindaya Vikram Singh.The other three family members were rescued after the incident, fire department officials said.Chief fire officer Ankush Mittal said the woman’s husband managed to come out of the building with partial burn injuries and was sent for medical treatment. He was stated to be in stable condition. “Their daughter, Zara Rizvi (19), who was trapped on the upper floor and surrounded by fire, was rescued by firefighters. Their son, Joharav Rizvi (18), managed to escape from the building on his own,” the CFO added.A neighbour, Beena, said: “I heard Nida’s son shouting that there was a fire and calling out to his mother. On hearing the cries, I ran to my balcony and saw Nida screaming for help. I told her to move to the other side and go down the stairs, to which she said there was a lot of smoke downstairs.”Beena added: “She even pleaded with the guard to arrange a ladder, to which the latter and others responded. Meanwhile, the fire engulfed the wooden room built in her house. The room caught fire and began to collapse, and along with it, Nida also fell down.”
