Srinagar, May 1 -- A devastating fire broke out at Hotel Naaz in Ajmer on Thursday morning, claiming four lives and injuring several others. The blaze, suspected to have been triggered by a short circuit around 8 am, rapidly engulfed the building, trapping many guests inside.

Amid the chaos, a desperate mother threw her young child from a third-floor window in an attempt to save him. The child survived with minor burns. "She threw her child in my lap from a window and was about to jump herself when we stopped her," said hotel guest Mangila Kalosia.

Visuals from the scene showed thick black smoke pouring out of the hotel. In a dramatic video, two men were seen escaping through a window - one jumped across to another building, while the o...