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The Ministry of External Affairs connected Friday (June 5, 2026) said 13 overseas nationals are among those who died successful a hotel occurrence successful southbound Delhi's Malviya Nagar, and the Ministry is successful interaction with the embassies of their countries, extending assistance with paperwork and aesculapian assistance.
Of the 13, 4 were from Nigeria, 3 from Kyrgyzstan, and 1 each from Mozambique, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Congo, Liberia, and Iraq, according to MEA’s authoritative spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
He was asked the authoritative figures for the fig of foreigners who person died successful the incident.
Twenty-one radical were killed and respective others injured successful a monolithic occurrence successful a edifice successful Delhi's Hauz Rani country connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026).
"As per disposable information, determination are 13 overseas nationals among those who person died successful the Delhi occurrence incident," Mr. Jaiswal said.
The MEA offers condolences to the families who person mislaid their members, helium said. "We are successful interaction with each their embassies, and we are trying to assistance them successful the mode that they want. We are intervening with section authorities for each the paperwork that is required, arsenic besides with the infirmary authorities, for immoderate aesculapian assistance required," Mr. Jaiswal added.
About 20-22 overseas nationals person sustained injuries successful the occurrence incident, helium said.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar connected Wednesday (June 5, 2026) grieved the deaths successful the edifice fire.
"Express my deepest condolences astatine the nonaccomplishment of lives, including of overseas nationals, successful the tragic occurrence incidental successful Malviya Nagar, New Delhi. Pray for the speedy betterment of the injured. MEA is successful interaction with Embassies and is extending each indispensable assistance," helium said connected X.
The occurrence astatine the Flourish Stay B&B successful Hauz Rani successful Malviya Nagar started astir 8.30 a.m. connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026) and rapidly dispersed done the five-floor constrictive gathering that had lone 1 entry-exit point, permanently sealed windows, and a sensor-operated main doorway — Factors which combined to crook the gathering into a virtual decease trap.
As the flames raged, catching everybody unawares, immoderate successful their sleep, rescue workers, including galore locals, rushed to propulsion retired those trapped inside.
At slightest 58 radical were rescued and rushed to assorted hospitals wherever 21 were declared brought dead, officials said connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026).
Family members of galore of the persons who died successful the blaze were being treated astatine hospitals nearby.
According to police, the edifice had support for lone six rooms, granted nether the Delhi government's furniture and meal policy, but was operating 25 rooms, with a fewer built adjacent successful the basement.
The operation housed a edifice connected the crushed floor.
The constabulary person arrested edifice proprietor Lavkesh Bajaj and registered a lawsuit nether respective charges, including culpable homicide.
Heavily criticised implicit information norms violations and unauthorised commercialized activities successful the area, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has since launched an enforcement thrust against unauthorised commercialized properties successful its South Zone.
(With PTI inputs)
