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Agence France-Presse

A fire ripped through a hotel in New Delhi on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people, many of them foreign nationals, police and local media said.
Building fires are common in India due to a lack of firefighting equipment and routine disregard for safety regulations.
The fire broke out in the morning at Flourish Stay, a bed-and-breakfast in a congested neighbourhood in the south of the city, Delhi Police said in a statement.
“It is with profound sorrow that 21 persons have been declared dead in this tragic incident,” the force said.
Several of those killed were foreigners, mainly from Central Asia and Africa, the Press Trust of India news agency reported, quoting unnamed officials.
Many of them had come to the city for medical treatment, according to local media reports.
Authorities said more than 40 people were taken to hospitals for treatment.
Eight were in a critical condition, according to a statement by a nearby hospital where several of the injured were taken.

Indian television channels showed flames leaping from the building and thick plumes of black smoke rising into the sky.
Some 47 guests were in the hotel when the fire broke out, local lawmaker Satish Upadhyay told reporters.
Locals rushed to the site, as firefighters worked to douse the blaze and ambulances arrived to help treat the injured.
Several of those killed were visitors from African countries who had come to the city for medical treatment, the Indian Express and other local media reported.
The blaze was eventually brought under control with the help of eight fire engines, police said.
“All concerned agencies remain deployed at the spot to ensure every possible assistance to those affected,” the force added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the incident “tragic”.
“My condolences to those who have lost their loved ones,” his office said on social media.
The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
Electrical short circuits, often caused by poorly maintained wiring, remain the leading cause of fire incidents in India.
In March, a fire at a government-run hospital in eastern India killed at least 10 critically ill patients.


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