AT LEAST 20 people have died in a devastating fire that ripped through a restaurant in India.

Emergency services rushed multiple fire engines to the scene in the busy Malviya Nagar neighbourhood in Delhi at around 9.45am on Wednesday.

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Firefighters tackle the blaze in New Delhi, India Credit: AP

Locals attempt to douse the fire as smoke billows from the rooftop Credit: AP

A total of 37 people were rescued from the multistorey building and taken to hospital for treatment.

The restaurant was operating on the ground floor of the building, sub-divisional magistrate Jitendra Kumar said.

As the flames raged through the building, people jumped from the floors above.

Jitendra said they were saved by mattresses laid on the roads by locals.

Dramatic footage showed a woman leaping from the first floor to escape the flames and thick smoke.

Two water tenders, two water bowsers, a quick response vehicle and firefighting units battled to contain the blaze, officials said.

Victims have not yet been identified by police and it remains unclear whether foreign nationals were among the 20 killed in the fire.

The cause of the fire remains unclear at this time.

Jitendra said: “The exact cause of the fire is still not known, but it is most likely that the blaze originated from the restaurant.”

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