2019 Delhi hotel fire

Delhi hotel fire
Date12 February 2019 (2019-02-12)
VenueHotel Arpit Palace
Coordinates28°38′46″N 77°11′24″E / 28.646°N 77.190°E / 28.646; 77.190
Causesuspected short-circuit in an air conditioner
Deaths17

A fire began at a budget hotel in Central Delhi, the Hotel Arpit Palace, in the Karol Bagh area of the city, at around 4.30am on 12 February 2019, killing at least 17 people. The fire went through all floors of the hotel; people were seen jumping from it.