Fire in Commercial Building in India Kills at Least 27; Police Arrest 2

Fire in Commercial Building in India Kills at Least 27; Police Arrest 2
Rescuers work at the site of a fire in New Delhi, India, on May 14, 2022. Shonal Ganguly/AP Photo
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NEW DELHI—Police arrested two owners of a company that manufactures and sells security cameras after a massive fire reportedly started in their office in a four-story commercial building in the Indian capital, killing 27 people and injuring 12 others, police and fire officials said Saturday.

The police registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and a criminal conspiracy that is punishable with life imprisonment or 10 years in jail.