Delhi hotel fire: Foreign national succumbs during treatment, toll climbs to 22

New Delhi, June 7: A foreign national injured in the fire at a hotel in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar succumbed to injuries during treatment at a hospital, taking the death toll in the tragedy to 22, police said on Sunday.
The blaze ripped through Flourish Stays B&B in the Hauz Rani area on Wednesday morning, killing 21 people, including a 16-year-old girl and several foreign nationals from Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Iraq, Congo, Mozambique and Liberia.
A foreigner, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Delhi, succumbed to injuries late last night, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Anant Mittal said. With this, the death toll in one of the deadliest fire incidents reported in the national capital in recent years has climbed to 22.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police has arrested the hotel’s owner and the cook, alleging that his negligence may have played a role in triggering the blaze.
Residents and welfare associations on Sunday organised a candle march in Delhi’s Saket area to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the Malviya Nagar fire and Saidulajab building collapse incidents. (PTI)