French woman, with 95 per cent burn injuries in hotel fire, critical

New Delhi, Jun 7 (UNI) Two women, including a 31-year-old French national, sustained severe burn injuries in a major fire at a hotel in Chittaranjan Park area of South Delhi.

While the French tourist Lamia was admitted in a critical condition to the Safdarjung Hospital with 95 per cent burns, her collegue from Ludhiana Lissie Ahuja was burnt in her hands and feet in the fire which took place yesterday at about 2300 hrs, police said today.

The fire emanated from the ground floor of Hotel Regalia Inn in Chittaranjan Park, where a party was on, and spread to the first floor of the multi-storey hotel, engulfing several rooms in its sway.

However, it was brought under control within half an hour with the help of six fire tenders.

A case of negligence has been registered against the hotel owner but no arrests made yet.

Investigations are on, police added.

UNI