Delhi fire: Families of those killed to be given Rs 10 lakh each, injured persons to get Rs 5 lakh

The Delhi government on Thursday announced that the family members of those killed in the fire that broke out in the city’s Malviya Nagar area a day earlier will be given an ex gratia payment of Rs 10 lakh.

Those who were seriously injured will be given assistance of Rs 5 lakh, stated the office of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.

Gupta on Thursday met the persons injured in the fire at the Max Hospital in Delhi’s Saket and directed officials to ensure all necessary assistance to them. The chief minister’s office said that the medical expenses of the injured “will be facilitated in coordination with the hospital authorities, ensuring that every patient receives the best possible care”.

आज माननीय मुख्यमंत्री श्रीमती @gupta_rekha जी के साथ साकेत स्थित MAX Hospital जाकर मालवीय नगर में हुई भीषण आग की घटना में घायल नागरिकों से दोबारा मुलाकात की।

इस दौरान मुख्यमंत्री जी ने खुद डॉक्टरों से घायल हुए लोगों के उपचार की जानकारी ली। हॉस्पिटल में लाइबेरिया, केनिया एवं… pic.twitter.com/va4qjNakNq— Satish Upadhyay (@upadhyaysbjp) June 4, 2026

The fire broke out on Wednesday at Flourish Stays, a ground-plus-five-storey bed-and-breakfast establishment located in a narrow lane opposite Max Hospital in Saket. Twenty-one persons were killed, of whom 10 were Indians, nine were from African countries and two from Turkmenistan.

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