Delhi hotel fire kills at least 21, injures over 40
Hızlı Bakış
- A fire at a restaurant and hotel in Delhi's Malviya Nagar neighborhood has killed at least 21 people and injured over 40.
- Residents used mattresses from a nearby store to cushion falls for those jumping from the burning building.
- The cause is unknown, but an inquiry has been promised.
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A fire broke out at a restaurant and hotel in Delhi's Malviya Nagar neighborhood. Residents used mattresses from a nearby store to help people jump from the burning building. Some victims were foreign nationals seeking medical treatment in India.
A fire at a restaurant and hotel in Delhi has killed at least 21 people and injured more than 40 others.
Residents were seen dragging mattresses from a local store to help people jump from the burning building.
What's next?
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his condolences and promised financial compensation for those affected.
At least 21 people have been killed and more than 40 injured when fire ripped through a hotel in Delhi, police say, in one of the deadliest blazes in the Indian capital in recent years.
The building, in the city's southern suburb of Malviya Nagar neighbourhood, had a restaurant on the ground floor and a bed and breakfast hotel above.
Several people jumped out of the burning building to escape the flames, witnesses said, with residents dragging mattresses from a nearby store to try to break their fall.
"People spread mattresses, and a woman from the third floor jumped on it with a little kid," witness Sher Khan told Reuters.
Images from the scene showed firefighters trying to douse the blaze as thick smoke billowed from the building.
Local residents also joined emergency services, helping evacuate people trapped inside and carrying some of the injured to safety.
More than 40 people were rescued and taken to nearby hospitals, Delhi police said in a statement.
"It is with profound sorrow that 21 persons have been declared dead in this tragic incident," the statement said.
Eight were in a critical condition, according to a statement by a nearby hospital where several of the injured were taken.
The cause of the blaze was not immediately known.
"An inquiry will be conducted, and anyone who has broken norms and is responsible will be immediately arrested," local politician Satish Upadhyay said.
Some of the victims were foreign nationals who had travelled to India for medical treatment, local media has reported.
Many foreign patients travel to New Delhi for medical treatment and often stay in nearby hotels or residential accommodation during their visits.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences over the tragedy.
"Authorities are providing all possible assistance to those affected," he posted on X, saying the families of those killed would receive financial compensation.
AP/Reuters/AFP
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An inquiry into the fire will be conducted.
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Arrests will be made if norms were broken.
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Financial compensation will be provided to families of those killed.
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Açık Sorular
- What was the cause of the fire?
- Were building codes or safety norms violated?
- What is the nationality of the foreign nationals affected?
- What specific financial compensation will be provided and to whom?