New Delhi: At least 17 people were killed when a major fire engulfed a five-storey hotel in the hear
New Delhi: At least 17 people were killed when a major fire engulfed a five-storey hotel in the heart of the Indian capital before dawn on Tuesday, leaving some survivors in critical condition and others dazed and shaken.
The dead included at least two women and a child who could not escape the leaping flames and the thick smoke in Hotel Arpit Palace in the commercial-cum-residential district of Karol Bagh, officials said.
Three people jumped from the blazing structure before two dozen fire tenders joined the battle against the flames.
Some 35 people were rescued from the hotel after the fire erupted shortly after 4 a.m., Deputy Commissioner of Police Mandeep Randhawa told IANS.
Most victims died of suffocation, G. C. Mishra of Delhi Fire Service said, adding that the toll could up as some of those injured were in critical condition.
