After 18 foreigners were killed in a fire at a hotel in Delhi's Malviya Nagar, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, "MEA is in touch with Embassies and is extending all necessary assistance." Expressing his "deepest condolences at the loss of lives", Jaishankar posted, "Pray for the speedy recovery of the injured." A total of 21 people died in fire.