Major tragedy averted, 4 kids rescued from house fire

Ludhiana: A major tragedy was averted on Wednesday morning when four children got stuck in their own house after a fire broke out in Janakpuri area of the city. The four kids were at home while their parents were out for work.
According to eyewitnesses, as the door was locked from inside and the children were unable to come out, they were rescued by the neighbours, who accessed the house on fire through an adjoining building even before the fire brigade team arrived on the scene.The fire personnel had to break the door to enter the house to control the blaze.
Anu, the owner of the house and the mother of these children, said, “I had gone out for work, while my husband was off to Chandigarh and the four kids were at home. I got a call from my neighbours about the fire and rushed to my house.”
On reaching there, she found that the fire had engulfed their ground floor house, but with the help of neighbours, her children were rescued. She said the furniture, clothes and some cash kept in the house were charred.
According to the fire brigade personnel, the call was received at 10.25am. Fireman Harvinder Singh said when they reached the spot, they found the main door locked from inside and for entering the house, they had to break it. He said the fire had spread on the ground floor, which they controlled in about an hour’s time. Luckily, the kids were already saved by the neighbours, or else there could have been a major tragedy.
As for the cause of fire, he said a gas geyser in the house was found damaged badly, apparently due to a blast, and most likely, the fire started from this geyser only.