Anilkumar said that he lived on the second floor of the building and used to get up early due to his duty.

Anilkumar said, "As usual I woke up and was in the washroom when I felt something was wrong, I felt it was very hot and as soon as I ran out and saw smoke rising."

“Then I woke people up and since it was early morning, many people were sleeping. I started banging on the apartment doors to wake people up. Then along with four of my friends, we decided to run down the stairs, but were unable to do so as the stairs were filled with smoke. Then the only option was to jump from the second floor and that is what I did. I got down but in the process I injured my leg and am now in the hospital bed,” said Anilkumar.

Anilkumar lamented, "I wish I could have alerted others too, because they all knew me well and we lived together."