NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal announced Rs 5 lakh compensation to the next of kin of those killed in a massive fire that swept through a hotel in central Delhi's
Karol Bagh area in the early hours of Tuesday.
At least 17 people, including a child, were killed in the fire that broke out in the
Arpit Palace Hotel on Gurudwara Road in Karol Bagh.
Kejriwal announced the compensation after visiting the spot.
The city government has ordered a magisterial probe into the tragedy.
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