A woman who sustained severe burns in a fire incident that killed five persons here remained critical, police said on Friday. Her nephew, six-year-old Arsh Rehman, was admitted to a Delhi hospital with 25 per cent burn injuries was released on Friday, they said.

According to police, the fire occurred in a building in Behta Hajipur under the Loni Border police station area on Wednesday night. Police said the deceased have been identified as Saiful Rehman (35), his wife Nazira (32), daughter Isra (7), Faiz (7 months) and Farheen alias Parveen (25). Uzma, 22, and Arsh ran towards the balcony when the fire broke out and were rescued by the neighbours with the help of a ladder.