India, Jan. 30 -- Three people were injured, with one sustaining nearly 60% burns, in a fire at a multi-storey hotel in central Delhi's Paharganj early Thursday morning, police said.

According to police, 11 fire tenders were used to douse the fire, and eight guests were rescued in the firefighting operation that lasted for nearly one-and-a-half-hour. The three injured men are undergoing treatment at Ram Manohar Lohia and Lok Nayak hospitals.

Deputy commissioner of police (central) Anant Mittal said police were informed about the fire at Hotel Pallavi Palace at 3.08am, and SHO Gulshan Nagpal along with three constables - Mukul, Feru and Sanjay - were sent to the spot.

"The four-story hotel, comprising 18 rooms, was filled with thick smo...