New Delhi : At least 21 people died after a fire broke out at a hotel in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area on Wednesday. Under the terms of the license, permission had been given to operate six rooms. However, the hotel was reportedly operating 25 rooms, including some in the basement.
Information about the blaze was received by the fire department at around 9 am, officials said. At least ten firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot to control the fire. According to a Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officer cited by news agency PTI, two water tenders, two water bowsers, a quick response vehicle and other firefighting units were sent as an initial response to control the fire.
It was initially reported that three people had been rescued from the building’s basement by firefighters and rushed to a hospital for treatment. Their condition was not known at the time.The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Two water tenders, two water bowsers, a quick response vehicle and firefighting units battled to contain the blaze, officials said. Victims have not yet been identified by police and it remains unclear whether foreign nationals were among the 20 killed in the fire.
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