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13 foreigners among dead in Delhi hotel fire, in touch with embassies: MEA

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13 foreigners among dead in Delhi hotel fire, in touch with embassies: MEA
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05:58 PM, 05 Jun 2026 218 Words

 

New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said 13 foreign nationals are among those who died in a hotel fire in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, and the ministry is in touch with the embassies of their countries, extending help with paperwork and medical assistance.

Of the 13, four were from Nigeria, three from Kyrgyzstan, and one each from Mozambique, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Congo, Liberia, and Iraq, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters at his weekly media briefing.

He was asked the official figures for the number of foreigners who have died in the incident.

Twenty-one people were killed and several others injured in a massive fire in a hotel in Delhi’s Hauz Rani area on Wednesday.

“As per available information, there are 13 foreign nationals, among those who have died in the Delhi fire incident,” Jaiswal said.

“We are in touch with all their embassies, and we are trying to help them in the manner that they want. We are intervening with local authorities for all the paperwork that is required, as also with the hospital authorities, for any medical assistance required,” Jaiswal added.

He said about 20-22 foreign nationals sustained injuries in the fire incident.

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