Fire at New Delhi hotel kills at least 21 people

Key points

• It took eight fire engines to extinguish the blaze, as more than 40 people were rescued and taken to nearby hospitals.
• At least 21 people have been killed in a fire that ripped through a hotel in New Delhi, police said, in one of the deadliest blazes in the Indian capital in years.
• The fire broke out on Wednesday in a building in the Malviya Nagar neighbourhood in the southern part of the city, which has a restaurant on the ground floor and a hotel above.
• The predominantly residential area is densely populated and popular with students and young professionals.
• The blaze was extinguished with the help of eight fire engines, and more than 40 people were rescued and taken to nearby hospitals, Delhi police said in a statement.