NEW DELHI: Indian police have arrested the owner of a New Delhi hotel where a fire killed 21 people, as investigators probe safety failures. Police said owner Lavkesh Bajaj was arrested late Wednesday, hours after the blaze gutted the building, killing at least nine Indians and several foreigners. Two foreigners have so far been identified — one a citizen of Liberia and another from Mozambique. Building fires in India are common due to a lack of firefighting equipment and routine disregard for safety regulations.

At least 21 people have died, and several others are injured after a fire swept through a hotel in New Delhi on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI: At least 21 people were killed in a fire at a hotel in Delhi on Wednesday (Jun 3), police said, in one of the worst such incidents in the capital in recent years."It is…

At least 21 people have died after a fire engulfed a hotel in New Delhi, with more than 40 others rescued, police confirmed.

Several victims were foreign nationals, mainly from Central Asia and Africa

Several of those killed were visitors from African countries who had come to the city for medical treatment, according to local media.

A devastating fire in a south Delhi hotel claimed 21 lives, including several foreigners, with many others injured.

At least 21 people have died due to a fire that broke out this morning in a hotel in New Delhi, India. Local police reported this, specifying that the causes of the blaze have not…

Rescue operations continue, with more than 40 people taken to hospitals.

It took eight fire engines to extinguish the blaze, as more than 40 people were rescued and taken to nearby hospitals.

At least 21 people were killed when a fire ripped through a hotel in New Delhi yesterday, police said, in one of the deadliest blazes in the Indian capital in recent years.

At least 21 people were killed in a fire at a hotel in Delhi on Wednesday, police said, in one of the worst such incidents in the national capital in recent years.

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At least 18 foreign nationals were among some 21 people killed Wednesday when a fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian capital, New Delhi, according to...

At least 21 people, including 18 foreign nationals such as Nigerians were killed in a fire at a hotel in Delhi on Wednesday, police said...

Fire broke out at hotel in South Delhi21 people killed, 40 rescued, police sayDead include 18 foreign nationalsSome victims jumped from upper floors to escape flamesNEW DELHI,...

TV footage showed people jumping from the building as it was engulfed in flames

Several people jumped out of the burning building to escape the flames, witnesses said, with residents dragging mattresses from a nearby store to try to break their fall.

Several of those killed were foreigners, mainly from Central Asia and Africa, the Press Trust of India news agency reported, quoting unnamed officials.

NEW DELHI: Owner Lavkesh Bajaj has been detained after a lookout circular was issued in connection with the Malviya Nagar hotel fire that killed 21 people in south Delhi.

While police officials believe the death toll may increase, it has been confirmed that at least 18 foreign nationals were killed in the fire. | India News