Indian police have arrested the owner of a New Delhi hotel where a fire killed 21 people, as investigators probe safety failures.

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.

A devastating fire engulfed a multi-storied restaurant in Delhi's Malviya Nagar, killing 21 people as panicked individuals jumped from upper floors to escape.

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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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.

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

Delhi hotel owner arrested after fire kills 21, violating safety norms and operating without necessary fire approvals.