Kitchen in rooms, hospitals next door: Why Delhi inn was popular among foreigners

Key points

• A fire broke out at a bed-and-breakfast in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar on Wednesday morning.
• At least 21 people have reportedly died, and 40 others have been rescued.
• The majority of the deceased are reported to be foreign nationals.
• Location of the fire-hit building in one of Delhi’s densely clustered residential pockets An India Today assessment of information available on hotel booking platforms, promotional material and the site layout indicates that the bed-and-breakfast was operating out of a tightly packed residential pocket in Malviya Nagar.
• Eyewitness footage and Google Street View imagery helped identify the fire site as Flourish Stays, with visuals from the spot showing thick smoke billowing from the building.