Delhi: 21 killed in fire at Malviya Nagar

Twenty-one persons died in a fire that broke out in a building in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area on Wednesday, ANI reported.

Forty-seven persons were rescued from the multi-story building, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Satish Upadhyay told the news agency.

Several of those killed were foreign citizens from African countries, The Indian Express quoted the police as saying.

The fire was brought under control quickly, ANI quoted Fire Officer AK Malik as saying. The cause of the fire was unclear.

Based on preliminary inquiries the building did not appear to be a residential structure, Malik said.

“Rather, it appears that most of the occupants were individuals whose known people were being treated in the MAX Hospital located directly across the street,” he was quoted as saying. “Therefore, it is likely that these individuals were staying here for that specific purpose...”

Some persons were rescued from the basement of a restaurant in the building, PTI quoted a Delhi Fire Service official as saying.

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Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that the teams of Delhi Fire Service, police the Delhi Disaster Management Authority had been mobilised and a rescue operation was undertaken. “Their swift...

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