Delhi: Panic gripped a restaurant in northeast Delhi’s Jafrabad area on Tuesday night after a fire broke out in its kitchen. A video of the incident shows people jumping from the first floor in an attempt to escape the flames.
\n\nAccording to the police, the fire was reported at around 10:34 pm on October 13 at Udham Restaurant, located at Shop No. 169 on Main Jafrabad Road in Maujpur, under the jurisdiction of Welcome police station.
\n\nThe fire broke out in the restaurant’s kitchen and was extinguished by the restaurant staff. A fire tender also reached the spot. No injuries were reported, police said. Further inquiry is underway.
\n\nThe incident comes months after a deadly fire in a multi-storey building in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area claimed at least 21 lives and left dozens injured.
\n\nAccording to reports at the time, several victims were foreign nationals from South Asian and African countries who had travelled to India for medical treatment or to accompany relatives receiving care.
\n\nThe building was allegedly operating as a bed-and-breakfast accommodation for patients and their families visiting a nearby private hospital. More than 40 people were rescued and taken to hospital following the fire.
\n\nAditi Pandey…
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