Fatal fire at athletes village

11 January 2010 - 02:00
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NEW DELHI - One woman was killed and 12 other people injured when a fire broke out on Saturday at the athletes village under construction for this year's Commonwealth Games in the Indian capital.

NEW DELHI - One woman was killed and 12 other people injured when a fire broke out on Saturday at the athletes village under construction for this year's Commonwealth Games in the Indian capital.

Domestic media said yesterday that the blaze occurred at the residential quarters of on-site construction workers and had taken almost two hours to extinguish.

The Indian Express added that the fire started when some of the workers were preparing tea, making it the second blaze at a Commonwealth Games venue in a matter of weeks after the rugby stadium caught fire last month.

New Delhi is preparing to host more than 100000 foreign visitors during the October 3-14 event, an important showcase. - Reuters