Foreign nationals among 21 dead in fire in Indian capital

Key points

• At least 21 people have been killed and several others injured after a fire swept through a multistorey building in a crowded neighbourhood of the Indian capital, New Delhi, police said.
• The blaze broke out on Wednesday in Malviya Nagar in the city’s south in a building that housed a restaurant on the ground floor and a hotel above.
• The predominantly residential neighbourhood is popular with students and young professionals and is tightly packed with shops, eateries and small hotels.
• Delhi police said the fire was brought under control with the help of eight fire engines, and that more than 40 people were rescued and taken to nearby hospitals.
• The cause of the blaze was not immediately known, and an investigation is under way.