A leap of faith

A fire engulfed an apartment in one of Dwarka’s apartment blocks last week, forcing three members of a family, including two children, to jump off the ninth floor to save themselves. Tragically, they died. The incident has brought to light how fire emergency measures are flouted by residential high-rise buildings, leaving people vulnerable, finds Samridhi Tewari

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