Victims included a woman and a child who jumped from a window to escape the blaze that broke out before dawn at the budget Hotel Arpit Palace. Guests at the hotel -- popular with budget and business travellers -- were unable to use corridors to escape because of wooden panelling, according to a fire officer. Delhi home minister Satyendra Jain told reporters that rules were flouted to construct extra floors, with a terrace being used as an open air restaurant. A fire fighter looks out of a window during the rescue operations at a hotel where a massive fire broke out in New Delhi, India, 12 February 2019. It is estimated around 120 people were inside the hotel -- built around 25 years ago -- when the fire started.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 12, 2019 11:48 UTC