13 foreigners among dead in Delhi hotel fire, in touch with embassies: MEA

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13 foreign nationals were among the 21 people who died in the deadly fire that broke out at the Flourish Stay B&B in south Delhi on Wednesday (June 5, 2026) | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday (June 5, 2026) said 13 foreign nationals are among those who died in a hotel fire in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar, and the Ministry is in touch with the embassies of their countries, extending help with paperwork and medical assistance.

Of the 13, four were from Nigeria, three from Kyrgyzstan, and one each from Mozambique, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Congo, Liberia, and Iraq, according to MEA’s official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.

He was asked the official figures for the number of foreigners who have died in the incident.

Twenty-one people were killed and several others injured in a massive fire in a hotel in Delhi's Hauz Rani area on Wednesday (June 3, 2026).

"As per available information, there are 13 foreign nationals among those who have died in the Delhi fire incident," Mr. Jaiswal said.

The MEA offers condolences to the families who have lost their members, he said. "We are in touch with all their embassies, and we are trying to help them in the manner that they want. We are intervening with local authorities for all the paperwork that is required, as also with the hospital authorities, for any medical assistance required," Mr. Jaiswal added.

About 20-22 foreign nationals have sustained injuries in the fire incident, he said.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday (June 5, 2026) grieved the deaths in the hotel fire.

"Express my deepest condolences at the loss of lives, including of foreign nationals, in the tragic fire incident in Malviya Nagar, New Delhi. Pray for the speedy recovery of the injured. MEA is in touch with Embassies and is extending all necessary assistance," he said on X.

The fire at the Flourish Stay B&B in Hauz Rani in Malviya Nagar started around 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday (June 3, 2026) and quickly spread