A massive fire broke out at a central Delhi hotel on Tuesday morning, killing at least nine people, fire officials said.
A child and a woman were among those killed, they added.
Nine people were also injured, they said. Reportedly, 35 people were rescued and those injured were taken to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.
Most of the deaths took place due to suffocation, media reports claimed.
The fire broke out at Hotel Arpit Palace on the Gurudwara road in Karol Bagh at 4:35am.
Twenty-four fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
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