New Delhi: A child and 16 others, including a woman were killed while three others were injured in a major fire that engulfed several floors of a central Delhi hotel early Tuesday, police said. Three people jumped off from the blazing structure even as 25 fire tenders rushed to the spot after receiving a call at 4.30 am.
Some 35 people were rescued from the six-storeyed Hotel Arpit Palace in Karol Bagh, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mandeep Randhawa said. The toll could further rise. Most victims died of suffocation, Fire Chief Officer G.C. Mishra said. The hotel comprises a basement, a ground floor and four other floors. At least 35 rooms were booked by members of one family, who were in the city for a special function.
Fire was reported on third and fourth floor, but the blaze spiraled down as well. Only the basement and ground floors were not affected. Most damage was reported between the second and the fourth floor. The fire has already been controlled and the cooling process is underway.
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