9 people including child killed in Delhi hotel fire

At least nine people, including a child, were killed after a major fire broke out in Hotel Arpit Palace in Delhi's Karol Bagh area in the wee hours of Tuesday.

According to the fire department, seven men, a woman and child died in the blaze.

More than 20 fire tenders were rushed to the spot and rescue operations were underway, it said.

Deputy Chief Fire Officer Sunil Choudhary told ANI, "The fire has been doused. We have to look for bodies, if any, inside the hotel. Those injured have been sent to hospital. Two hotel staff members had jumped from the fourth floor of the hotel in an attempt to save themselves. The status of the staff who jumped is yet to beView full sizeBenjamin Brink/The Oregonian/2009City Commissioner Dan Saltzman is eager to see Portland rejoin the Joint Terrorism Task Force in light of last week's arrest of a would-be terrorist at the city's annual tree-lighting ceremony.

Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman on Monday urged the city to immediately rejoin the federal Joint Terrorism Task Force and called for council action at next week's meeting.

"The events of this holiday weekend have made it clear that we need to have seamless communication with our regional and federal law enforcement partners," Saltzman said.

Portland's distinction as the only metropolitan city that withdrew its officers five years ago from the multi-agency task force has become a hot button issue since Friday's arrest of Mohamed Mohamud. The 19-year-old is accused of trying to detonate what he