In this photo provided by Sivanand Chand, a hotel guest who was rescued, firefighters rescue people during an early morning fire at the Arpit Palace Hotel in the Karol Bagh neighbourhood of New Delhi, India, on Tuesday. (AP photo)NEW DELHI: At least 17 people died on Tuesday as a fire tore through a budget hotel in Delhi before dawn, in the latest disaster to raise concerns over fire safety in India. The fire broke out at the Hotel Arpit Palace in a congested part of central Delhi, with images showing it engulfing the entire top floor. Map showing New Delhi in India where several people were killed in a hotel fire on Tuesday. In 2017, 14 people were killed, also in Mumbai, when a huge blaze tore through a popular restaurant.

Source: Bangkok Post February 12, 2019 05:47 UTC