49 rescued from blaze, 20 remain under treatment
New Delhi, June 4 -- A total of 49 people were rescued after a fire ripped through a hotel in Delhi's Hauz Rani on Wednesday morning. Of them, at least 21 later succumbed to their injuries, while 28 survived, according to official figures. The survivors are undergoing treatment at hospitals across the city, even as relatives and acquaintances continued searching for missing persons.
According to a statement by the deputy commissioner of police (South) Anant Mittal, 49 people were admitted to various hospitals following the fire. Of them, 21 succumbed to their injuries, and eight have been discharged after treatment, while the remaining 20 continue to undergo medical care.
Among the injured, four women were initially taken to Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital. Hospital records showed that Harun Nisha, 60, an Indian, suffered inhalation injuries and was referred to Safdarjung Hospital. Riyana, 43, from Bangladesh, sustained burn injuries and multiple fractures and was referred to the AIIMS Trauma Centre. Two Kazakhstan nationals, Shakida, 45, and Tashtayev, 46, suffered minor burns and were discharged after treatment.
Harun Nisha's family alleged delays in treatment after she was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital around noon. Abdul Mustkeem, her elder son, said smoke from the fire entered their fourth-floor residence adjacent to the hotel.
Harun Nisha was later shifted to another hospital by her family, and her condition could not immediately be ascertained.
At Safdarjung Hospital, Ndubuisi Okele, 39, a Nigerian national who sustained around 25% burn injuries, remains admitted to the burns department. Two acquaintances, who requested anonymity, said they spent the day searching hospitals after learning that two people from their village in Nigeria had been injured in the fire.
They said they were also searching for Chiemeka Ikeazu, whose family in Nigeria had been unable to contact him....
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