Dynamite News 17 people including child killed in Delhi hotel fire
At least 17 people, including a child, were killed after a major fire broke out in Hotel Arpit Palace in central Delhi's Karol Bagh area in the wee hours of Tuesday.
New Delhi: At least 17 people, including a child, were killed after a major fire broke out in Hotel Arpit Palace in central Delhi's Karol Bagh area in the wee hours of Tuesday.
#UPDATE 17 dead in the fire that broke out in Hotel Arpit Palace in Karol Bagh today pic.twitter.com/gryVMFDzzj
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According to the fire department, seven men, a woman and child died in the blaze. At least 11 people suffered injuries and have been sent to hospital
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It said that 35 people were rescued from the hotel. At least 30 fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire has been doused, the fire department said.
According to it, cooling operation in the building is underway.
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Fire Officer Vipin Kental said, "The cause of the fire is yet to be investigated. 30 fire tenders had been rushed to the spot. The rescue operation is over. There was wooden panelling on the corridor because of which people could not use the corridors to escape."
Deputy Chief Fire Officer Sunil Choudhary said, "The fire has been doused. We have to look for bodies, if any, inside the hotel. Those injured have been sent to hospital. Two hotel staff members had jumped from the fourth floor of the hotel in an attempt to save themselves. The status of the staff who jumped is yet to be known."<br>Further details are awaited. (ANI)