2 dead in Delhi hotel fire
An eye-witness, told police that there was a short-circuit around midnight and the power came back around half-an-hour later.
An eye-witness, told police that there was a short-circuit around midnight and the power came back around half-an-hour later.
Most of the injured were those who tried to jump off from the building to save themselves.
According to the fire department, CISF Inspector who got unconscious in the fire incident has passed away.
A senior NDMC official suggested that a short-circuit could have caused the fire, adding that as per the records, the building had faced "intermittent partial demolition" or other civic action under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act from mid-June 1993 to January 1994, for unauthorised constructions.
A Delhi Fire Service official said the fifth floor was shaded with an acrylic roof and was being used as a terrace restaurant by the hotel management.
The fire started from the first floor and spread to other floors.
