A woman died after she got trapped inside a house that was on fire in the Kila area here while trying to save her son, police said on Friday.
The fire had broken out at the house and godown of tent businessman Pankaj Arora on Thursday night, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ravindra Kumar said.
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Arora, his wife Alka and their eight-year-old daughter were able to come out of the burning house, but the woman went back in to rescue her two-year-old son, the police said.
Even though the child was rescued by the neighbours, the woman got trapped inside and could not be saved, the ASP said.
An investigation is underway, and police are trying to ascertain the cause of the fire, Kumar added.