Fire breaks out at hotel in Delhi's Humayunpur Day After Tragedy

New Delhi: A fire broke out in the basement of a hotel in Humayunpur Village near Safdarjung Enclave on Thursday evening, prompting a swift response from the Delhi Fire Services (DFS). Fire officials said they received a call about the incident at 7:06 pm, following which five fire tenders were rushed to the spot for firefighting and rescue operations. The blaze had spread to furniture stored in the basement but was brought under control within around 15 minutes, according to officials. The development comes a day after a devastating fire at a guest house in Delhi's Malviya Nagar claimed 21 lives. Investigators have since uncovered several alleged safety lapses at the property, while preliminary findings indicate that most victims died from suffocation and smoke inhalation rather than burn injuries, sources said on Thursday. As part of the investigation, police carried out a room-by-room search of the guest house and recovered nearly 50-60 mobile phones. Around 30 passports were also found on the premises, sources added. Investigators noted that the rooms remained extremely hot even after the fire had been extinguished, underscoring the intensity of the blaze and the significant impact of heat and smoke inside the building. So far, five victims have been identified, while efforts are continuing to establish the identities of the remaining deceased. For about a decade, Livemint—News Desk has been a credible source for authentic and timely news, and well-researched analysis on national news, business, personal finance, corporates, politics and geopolitics. We bring the latest updates on all the listed companies on BSE and NSE, startups, mutual funds, Union ministries, geopolitics, and untapped human interest stories from around the world, helping our readers to stay informed on the latest developments around the globe. Our Coverage Areas 1. Companies: Comprehensive news and analysis on listed and unlisted companies, corporate announcements, corporate chatter, C-suite, business trends, hiring alerts, layoffs, work-life balance, world's top billionaires and richest and more. 2. Personal finance: Insights into mutual funds, small savings schemes like - PPF, SSY, post office savings scheme, stock to watch, personal loans, credit cards, top bank FDs, real estate, income tax and more. 3. Politics: Comprehensive coverage of general elections, state elections and bypolls, Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha, Parliament, PMO, PIB, finance ministry, home ministry, among other union ministries and government departments. 4. National News: From metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and e to untapped stories from rural India, we cover human interest, health, education, crime and courts, and law and order, among other areas of public interest. 5. Economy: In-depth analysis of India's macro and micro-economic indicators like- GDP, inflation, forex, fiscal deficit, current account deficit, interest rate cycle, economic recovery, RBI circulars, indirect taxes, GST, Insolvency and Bankruptcy imports, exports and everything that impacts Indian economy. 6. Geopolitics: Well-rounded and deeply researched coverage on US News, Oval Office European Union, Ukraine Russia War, middle-east crisis, royal families and global leaders like - Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping and premiers of other leading economies in the world. Meet the Team 1. Gulam Jeelani, Political Affairs Editor 2. Sugam Singhal, Senior Assistant Editor 3. Chanchal, Assistant Editor 4. Sanchari Ghosh, Chief Content Producer 5. Pratik Prashant Mukane, Chief Content Producer 6. Sayantani Biswas, Chief Content Producer 7. Ravi Hari, Deputy Chief Content Producer 8. Garvit Bhirani, Deputy Chief Content Producer 9. Akriti Anand, Senior Content Producer 10. Jocelyn Felix Fernandes, Senior Content Producer 11. Swastika Das Sharma, Content Producer 12. Mausam Jha, Content Producer 13. Riya R Alex, Trainee Content Producer Stay updated with the latest Trending, India , World and US news.