Fire tears through hotel in India's capital in Delhi, killing at least 21 people as some jump from windows
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Key Points:
- A fire at the Flourish Inn Stay hotel in southern Delhi killed at least 21 people, including 17 foreign nationals, after starting in the ground floor restaurant and spreading to upper floors where many were asleep.
- Videos showed people jumping from the upper floors to escape the flames, and local residents helped rescue survivors before official responders arrived.
- The hotel, popular with medical tourists visiting nearby Max Hospital Saket, lacked a valid fire safety certificate according to a preliminary fire department investigation.
- Delhi Police registered a case of culpable homicide and launched an investigation into the fire's cause, which may have been an electrical short circuit.
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced financial relief for victims' families and the injured, while Delhi's Chief Minister expressed condolences and called the event a "heartbreaking tragedy."