At least 21 people killed in New Delhi hotel fire
A devastating fire at a hotel in New Delhi has resulted in the deaths of at least 21 individuals, including 18 foreign nationals. The incident, one of the worst in the capital since 2022, saw victims from several countries, including Bangladesh and Nigeria. Emergency responders rescued over 40 people, while investigations suggest the fire may have originated from a restaurant on the ground floor.
- ▪At least 21 people have died in a hotel fire in New Delhi, with 18 of the victims being foreign nationals.
- ▪Witnesses reported that several individuals jumped from the building to escape the flames, with local residents providing mattresses to cushion their fall.
- ▪The fire broke out shortly before 9 a.m. and was extinguished around midday, with more than 40 people rescued and taken to hospitals for treatment.
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- ▪ At least 21 people, mostly foreign nationals, killed in New Delhi hotel fire, police say — Euronews
- ▪ At least 21, mostly foreign nationals, dead in fire at India hotel — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Delhi hotel fire kills at least 21 people, injures dozens — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ Top news of the day: D.K. Shivakumar sworn in as new CM of Karnataka; fire in Delhi hotel kills at least 21, and more — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Fire at New Delhi hotel kills at least 21 people — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Foreign nationals among at least 21 killed in Delhi fire — BBC News
- ▪ India hotel fire kills at least 21 — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Fire at a New Delhi Hotel Kills at Least 21 — NYT — World
- ▪ Fire in Delhi hotel kills at least 21, police say - Reuters — Google News
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Open this photo in gallery:Local people attempt to douse a fire at a hotel in New Delhi, India, Wednesday.Manish Swarup/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountAt least 21 people, including 18 foreign nationals, were killed in a fire at a hotel in Delhi on Wednesday, police and broadcaster CNN-News18 said, in one of the worst such incidents in the national capital since 2022. The dead included people from Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mozambique and Liberia, the broadcaster said.Reuters could not immediately confirm the nationalities of the victims.
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