21 Killed In Massive Fire At South Delhi Hotel, African Nationals Among Victims

Delhi Restaurant Fire Live Updates: A total of 10 fire tenders were engaged in the firefighting operation.

No information has been released so far regarding the cause of the fire.

Source : PTI

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• Delhi restaurant fire claims at least ten lives.
• Multiple fire tenders battled the blaze in Malviya Nagar.
• Rescue operations continue; cause of fire unknown.
• Injured individuals taken to hospital for treatment.

At least 21 people were killed in a massive fire at the Lemon Green Hotel in Delhi's Malviya Nagar area on Wednesday. Several fire tenders were rushed to the spot after authorities received information about the blaze.

Given the severity of the fire, the incident was upgraded to a Mark-IV fire at around 9.16 am, following which additional firefighting units were dispatched to the location.

A total of 10 fire tenders were engaged in the firefighting operation. No information has been released so far regarding the cause of the fire. 

Jitendra Kumar, SDM, DDMA, South District, said "As soon as I received information about the incident this morning, we activated our DDMA cell. All EOCs were informed and instructed to reach the spot immediately. I was supposed to leave for a training program myself, but I postponed it and came here instead."

The hotel was operating on the ground floor of the building. The exact cause of the fire is still not known, but it is most likely that the blaze originated from the hotel. "However, we do not yet have complete details," he added.