Fire broke out around 7 am at Krishna Hotel at Sector 8 in Dwarka.
Two people have died after a fire broke out this morning in a hotel in southwest Delhi's Dwarka.
Fire officials received information about the fire at Krishna Hotel at Sector 8 around 7.25 am. Soon after, eight fire engines were rushed to the spot, fire officials said.
One of the dead has been identified as Deepak, who used to work as a DJ at De Forbidden Club, Janakpuri and had been staying at the hotel, news agency PTI reported quoting officials, adding that the other victim was a minor girl.
"When our team reached the spot, no hotel staff was found there. Subsequently, FSL and crime team were also called to the spot. After extinguishing the fire, two bodies including that of a woman were found on a staircase. Both the bodies were shifted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital," a senior police officer was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
The report said that according to police, the building is owned by Sidharth and Karuna from Ranchi, Jharkhand, but it was being run by Sunil Gupta, who further sublet it to Harshit from Dashrath Puri.
An officer said it was further found that the hotel had been prosecuted twice earlier and a case was also registered against it under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly enforced by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to PTI.
Lokesh (21), an eye-witness, told police that there was a short-circuit around midnight and the power came back around half-an-hour later.
"When I woke up around 7 am, I witnessed huge smoke inside the hotel and found that a fire broke out on the ground floor and reception area of the hotel. I also heard electric sparks," he told police.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Santosh Kumar Meena said "We have registered a case in connection with the incident at Dwarka South police station."
With inputs from PTI