Fire at New Delhi hotel kills 17 people
NEW DELHI — At least 17 people have died in a fire at a hotel in western New Delhi, police said.
At least four others were injured in this morning’s blaze at the Arpit Palace Hotel, Deputy Police Commissioner Mandeep Singh Randhawa said. Their medical conditions were not immediately known.
The hotel is located in Karol Bagh, an area in India’s capital city that’s full of shops and budget hotels and is popular with tourists.
Fire officer Vijay Paul said 25 fire engines responded to the blaze, which had engulfed all but the ground floor of the five-story hotel.
The fire has been extinguished, but authorities were letting the building cool before investigating what sparked it.
About three dozen people were rescued from the hotel, Paul said.