Delhi Hotel Fire Kills 21, Including 18 Foreign Nationals, as Restaurant Is Suspected
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Updated · Reuters · Jun 3
Delhi Hotel Fire Kills 21, Including 18 Foreign Nationals, as Restaurant Is Suspected
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Jun 3
Summary
21 people died and more than 40 were rescued after a morning fire tore through a South Delhi hotel, with police saying 18 of the dead were foreign nationals.
The blaze broke out shortly before 9 a.m. in Malviya Nagar, apparently starting on the ground and first floors and likely linked to a restaurant operating on the ground floor, a local official said.
Witnesses said people trapped on upper floors jumped to escape as residents pulled mattresses from a nearby shop to cushion their fall; eight fire tenders extinguished the fire around midday.
AIIMS said it received 13 patients, two in critical condition, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi said authorities were providing all possible assistance.
The deaths made it one of Delhi's worst fire incidents since 2022, with victims reported from Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mozambique and Liberia.