India, June 3 -- A woman, carrying her child in her arms, jumped from the third floor in a bid to escape the fire that broke out at a hotel in Delhi's Malviya Nagar on Wednesday morning, leaving at least 21 people dead.

The blaze broke out in the morning at the Hotel Flourish Stay bed-and-breakfast in the congested Hauz Rani area of Malviya Nagar, triggering panic among dozens of guests trapped inside the building. Follow here for live updates

Distressing videos of the rescue efforts surfaced, showing trapped people smashing window panes and desperately calling for help as thick smoke engulfed the premises and flames spread rapidly.

According to witnesses, local residents rushed to rescue those trapped even before emergency personnel r...