A father and his two children were killed after they jumped to escape a massive fire that broke out on the eighth and ninth floors of a housing apartment in Delhi’s Dwarka area on Tuesday morning.

According to police, two children (a boy and a girl, aged between 10 and 12) jumped from the balcony of the eighth floor to save themselves. Injured, they were rushed to Akash Hospital, where both were declared dead. 

Later, their father, Yash Yadav, 35, also jumped from the same balcony. He was declared dead at IGI Hospital. Two more people, Yadav’s wife and his niece, were rushed to Akash Hospital with injuries.