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A woman’s idea helps save 15 lives in Delhi fire
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) As a fire broke out in a four-storeyed building here in the early hours of Monday — trapping over 20 people inside, 55-year-old Jyoti Verma, who was among the dozens of onlookers, suggested using an old ladder as a bridge between two buildings. And, it worked!
“God gave me the idea to use the ladder and we were able to save more than 15 people from the building,” Verma told IANS.
When the fire broke out at around 6.00 a.m in the ground floor of a shoe-making factory, located in a densely populated residential area in Sultanpuri of west Delhi, Verma was still sleeping in her second-floor house behind the factory, separated by a narrow lane.
“My neighbour came and informed me about the fire in next building. When we came out, there was black, thick smoke everywhere,” Verma recalled.
“From the building which was on fire, seven to nine faces were peeping through the windows. They were calling out for help,” Munna, 40, a neighbour said.
“By that time, one of them mustered courage and jumped from the window and landed on our terrace,” he said.
But the distance between the buildings, separated by a narrow lane, and the height difference between the two made the jump difficult and risky.
“We were thinking about using a saree to join the buildings among other options and that is when aunty (Verma) said that there was an old ladder lying behind the house and we could use it to join the buildings,” Munna said.
In no time, Verma and others fetched the about eight-foot-long wooden ladder and kept one end of it on the tin roof of the toilet on the terrace and the other on the window of the building on fire.
“I was holding one end of the ladder while one of the workers (of shoe factory) was holding the other end at the window of the burning building,” Munna said. “There was a lot of smoke as the fire raged in the ground floor.”
“As the workers started walking one by one on the ladder from their building to ours, faces of people appeared at their first floor window. They cried ‘Bhaiyya humko bhi bachao (save us, too)’,” he said.
Verma, Munna and others hurried the workers on the second floor and then took the ladder to first floor of their building and saved around eight more people in a similar way.
Munna and Verma said as soon as the workers reached safety, they ran away.
“They didn’t even wait to say thanks and ran with their lives. We couldn’t even count them,” Verma said.
“She’s from the village that’s why she thought about the ladder. People from the city won’t have such ideas,” a woman who had gathered at the spot said with a smile.
As the woman said that Verma will live long for saving so many lives, the 55-year-old said with a smile: “I don’t want anything apart from their blessings. I won’t even identify them if I meet them again.”
–IANS
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Dr. Abhishek Verma Dedicates a Shelter in Memory of His Mother, Veena Verma, at KGMU; Inaugurated by Daughter Nicolle Verma
World-renowned business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has supported Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission. In memory of his mother, Late Veena Verma, who was a 3 term Rajya Sabha MP.
Dr. Verma dedicated a state-of-the-art free permanent shelter for the attendants of patients at KGMU Medical University, Lucknow, under the aegis of Vijay Shree Foundation. His daughter, Nicolle Verma, inaugurated the shelter.
During the event, Foodman Vishal Singh honored Nicolle Verma by presenting her with a memento. Mrs. Nidhi Sharma and Avantika Yadav, associated with the organization, welcomed her with garlands. Following this, Nicolle Verma distributed essential items to the attendants and also handed out fruits. She became emotional remembering her grandmother on her birth anniversary.
On this occasion, she also inaugurated the “Veena Verma Sevalaya” in memory of her grandmother, Veena Verma, to serve the attendants. She expressed, “I feel proud that my family is engaged in nation-building as well as social service. Today, in collaboration with Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh Ji, I feel immensely proud to dedicate this shelter for the poor, helpless, and needy attendants of patients battling serious illnesses like cancer. I am honored to be associated with the Hunger-Free World Mission for humanity.”
Inspired by the continuous humanitarian service provided by Vijay Shree Foundation over the past 17 years, Nicolle Verma donated 10 lakh rupees to support the cause. The purpose of this donation is to ensure that services continue for the needy attendants of patients suffering from severe illnesses in hospitals, as facilitated by Foodman Vishal Singh.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Abhishek Verma’s family has a legacy of public and philanthropic service. They are helping millions to carry forward the values and service work of their parents. On the occasion of his mother’s birth anniversary, Dr. Abhishek Verma dedicated this state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College to serve the attendants of patients through the Vijay Shree Foundation.
Supporting Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission, Dr. Abhishek Verma assured that he would continually support keeping this flame of humanity alive. He also promised to assist in providing medicines to the helpless patients.
Continuing her grandmother’s legacy of service, Nicolle Verma personally served food to the needy patients and attendants. She said, “It is our good fortune to have received the joy of doing this noble work today through Foodman Vishal Singh. I have taken another step forward in carrying my family’s values and cooperation by joining hands with the Vijay Shree Foundation. My father taught me to serve and help the needy, and I feel happy when I bring a smile to someone’s face.”
On the birth anniversary of the late Veena Verma, the event organizer, Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh, said, “We feel proud and happy that Dr. Abhishek Verma, a globally renowned business tycoon, has extended his support to uplift our country from the hunger index. Today, on his mother’s birth anniversary, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College, which will always be helpful for the needy attendants of patients. It is a pleasure for me and the organization to receive the affection of Mr. Verma.”
The event was attended by General Manager Verma Family Office Hemant Garg, Sonu Rajput, and the organization’s volunteers, including Sandeep Singh, Parmeshwar Ji, Prashant Rao Gautam, Balram Singh, Ramesh Chaudhary, Suman, Jeetu, Anil, Suraj, Vinay, Manish Bhadauria, Manas Mehrotra, Vivek, Apurv, Happy, and others.
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