Audio Bulletin: Delhi hotel fire horror kills 17

At least 17 people were killed when a major fire engulfed a five-storey hotel in the heart of the Indian capital before dawn on Tuesday, leaving some survivors in critical condition and others dazed and shaken.

The dead included at least two women and a child who could not escape the leaping flames and the thick smoke in Hotel Arpit Palace in the commercial-cum-residential district of Karol Bagh, officials said.

Three people jumped from the blazing structure before two dozen fire tenders joined the battle against the flames.