PRAYAGRAJ, May 18 -- A mother's final moments rescuing her children from a raging fire in Prayagraj's old Naini market were captured on CCTV footage that surfaced days after the tragedy, showing 35-year-old Archana battling flames and thick smoke before losing her life. Trapped on a terrace as fire engulfed the multi-storey building on May 12 night, she allegedly saved four children, including her one-year-old baby, before collapsing amid the blaze.

The fire allegedly broke out following an electrical short circuit in a plastic warehouse located on the ground floor of the building and spread rapidly to adjoining residential portions, chief fire officer (CFO) CM Sharma said.

Archana, along with her three children and 10-year-old nephew, ...