Building fire kills 27 in New Delhi, arrests made

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Police in New Delhi have arrested two people suspected of flouting fire safety regulations after at least 27 people died in a blaze at a building housing a manufacturing unit for surveillance cameras

Rescue teams worked overnight to clear the burnt out four-storey building near a railway station in the western suburbs.Some jumped from windows to save themselves, according to eyewitnesses, and firefighters broke the glass and rescued people with ropes.Two owners of the company were arrested as part of probe to identify suspected safety violations.

Offering condolences, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised 200,000 rupees in compensation for the victims 'next-of-kin.

 

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