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 4:30 am on 12 February 2019, killing at least 17 people. The fire went through all floors of the hotel; people were seen jumping from it.