Photos: Foreign nationals among 21 dead in New Delhi building fire

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Jun 03, 2026 · 346 words · By AP

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In Pictures Foreign nationals among 21 dead in fire in Indian capital Firefighters rescue more than 40 people trapped inside as thick smoke fills the burning New Delhi building.

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What happened

In Pictures Foreign nationals among 21 dead in fire in Indian capital Firefighters rescue more than 40 people trapped inside as thick smoke fills the burning New Delhi building.

Why it matters

At least 21 people have been killed and several others injured after a fire swept through a multistorey building in a crowded neighbourhood of the Indian capital, New Delhi, police said.

Common ground

The blaze broke out on Wednesday in Malviya Nagar in the city’s south in a building that housed a restaurant on the ground floor and a hotel above.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Photos: Foreign nationals among 21 dead in New Delhi building fire?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Some of the victims were foreign nationals who had travelled to India for medical treatment, local media reported?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Some of the victims were foreign nationals who had travelled to India for medical treatment, local media reported.”

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Al Jazeera and Africa Briefing both report that foreign nationals (specifically mentioning Africans) were among the victims.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a megacity and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) is the premier art gallery under the Indian Ministry of Culture. The main museum at Jaipur House in New Delhi was established on 29 March 1954 by the Governme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Modern_Art

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Delhi is the capital city of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhav…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhi

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Claim 2: “The blaze broke out on Wednesday in Malviya Nagar in the city’s south in a building that housed a restaurant on the ground floor and a hotel above.”

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Al Jazeera and other web search results explicitly state the fire broke out on Wednesday in Malviya Nagar, South Delhi, in a building with a ground-floor restaurant and a hotel above.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system that serves Delhi and the adjoining satellite cities of Faridabad, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Noida, Bahadurgarh, and Ballabhgarh in the National Capital Region of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Metro

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Delhi Legislative Assembly election was held on 7 February 2015 to elect 70 members of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. The results were announced on 10 February 2015. The Aam Aadmi Party …
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web search NEUTRAL — The building housed a restaurant on the ground floor and a hotel on the upper floors and was located in one of the capital's most densely populated neighborhoods.
https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/in-pictures-deadly-fir…

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Claim 3: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences to the families of those killed, his office said in a post on X.”

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The Daily Record and another source mention PM Modi expressing condolences via a post on X regarding the fire victims.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Narendra Modi since he became the Prime Minister of India, following his first oath of office in 2014. The first overseas visit was to B…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who has served as the prime minister of India since 26 May 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India since 2014, has elicited a number of public perceptions regarding his personality, image, background, and policies. Modi started his public career in the Ra…
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Claim 4: “It added that the families of the dead would receive 200,000 rupees ($2,088) each in financial assistance.”

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The Daily Record explicitly mentions PM Modi announced financial assistance of 200,000 rupees for each family of the deceased in the context of the Malviya Nagar hotel fire.

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web search NEUTRAL — The fire is reported to have started in the restaurant of the Flourish Stay hotel in Malviya Nagar.In a post on X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences and announced financial assist…
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/new-delhi-h…

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web search NEUTRAL — Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed condolences and announced compensation of 200,000 rupees ($2,336; £1,699) for each for the families of the deceased and 50,000 rupees for the injured.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8zz67qm9go

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web search NEUTRAL — Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced financial assistance of 200,000 rupees ($2,137; £1,582) for the families of the deceased persons, and 50,000 rupees for those injured.
https://www.myjoyonline.com/thirteen-killed-in-second-india-…

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Claim 5: “Delhi police said the fire was brought under control with the help of eight fire engines, and that more than 40 people were rescued and taken to nearby hospitals.”

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Al Jazeera, Africa Briefing, and other web results confirm that eight fire engines were used and more than 40 people were rescued and taken to hospitals.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delhi Premier League T20 is a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in the union territories of Delhi, India. Organised by the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA), it was first contested durin…
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Claim 6: “At least 21 people have been killed and several others injured after a fire swept through a multistorey building in a crowded neighbourhood of the Indian capital, New Delhi, police said.”

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Multiple independent sources (Al Jazeera, Daily Record, and another news source via web search) confirm a fire in New Delhi that killed at least 21 people.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delhi ( DEL-hy) is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 4,795 at the 2020 census. The town is in the east-central part of the county and contains the village of Delhi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi,_New_York

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Delhi Assembly constituency, earlier known as New Delhi Constituency, is one of the seventy Delhi assembly constituencies of Delhi in northern India. New Delhi assembly constituency is a part of N…
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