Click to play videoMumbai: As the fire and the gunbattle raged inside Mumbai's iconic Taj Palace hotel, the flaming façade concealed a story of incredible loss and heroism.
Trapped inside the burning sixth floor was the family of Taj Palace General Manager Karambir Kang - his wife Niti and two sons - 14-year-old Uday and five-year-old Samar.
“The last time I spoke to her she said - mama I can’t talk loudly but I love you, she said it three times,” says Niti’s mother.
“We watched on TV, and we saw fire on the tower. We told Karambir, there is a fire. But we saw with our eyes that the ladders were not reaching that height,” says Karambir’s mother.
Karambir watched helplessly as the fire gutted the floor, he had no access to them because of the ongoing encounter.
By Thursday morning it was clear that only a miracle could have saved Karambir's family and others on that floor, but the Taj GM found the courage to stand his ground - to battle his own terrible tragedy, and help the evacuation process so others may live.
Karambir stayed inside the Taj till Saturday afternoon, supervising the rescue operations and helping the armed forces in every way possible.
“He said, mamma I will not go anywhere. This is my ship. I will stay here,” says Karambir’s mother.
The sixth floor was burnt down to a cinder, with no way to escape, Karambir's wife and two sons died of asphyxiation.
Even in the face of the greatest personal loss, Karambir never lost his courage, or his will to help save the lives of whoever he could.
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