New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) As many as 13 foreign nationals were killed and around 22 others injured in the tragic Malviya Nagar fire incident in Delhi this week, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed on Friday, stating that Indian authorities are in touch with the concerned embassies and is facilitating all necessary assistance, including the required documentation and medical support. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, the MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the de…
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New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) In the Malviya Nagar hotel fire incident case, past criminal records of accused Lavkesh Bajaj have surfaced, Delhi Police sources said on Friday.According to police sources, Lavkesh Bajaj, who has been arrested in connection with the hotel fire, was previously held by the Delhi Police last year in a fake passport case involving the alleged provision of forged Indian documents and passports to Bangladeshi nationals.The case was reportedly registered in January 2025, and B…
Noida, June 5 (IANS) A major fire broke out on Friday morning in a flat located on the 12th floor of a residential building in the IVY County Society in Sector 74, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. According to officials, fire department teams were immediately rushed to the spot after receiving information about the incident. The society falls under the jurisdiction of the Sector 113 police station.Visuals from the site showed thick black smoke and flames emerging from the balcony of the affected flat, crea…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Delhi BJP on Friday hit out at the Opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for disrespecting the efforts of firemen and policemen who risk their lives to save victims of tragedies like the one in Malviya Nagar in south Delhi. Delhi BJP Spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said that whenever a fire incident or building collapse occurs in Delhi, the reactions of AAP leaders, such as Saurabh Bharadwaj, regarding the Fire Service’s response are extremely shameful.The Delhi BJP…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The relative of an injured victim in the blaze at a bed and breakfast (B&B) property in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area said that his cousin was stuck in his room as the fire spread and, being unable to escape, jumped from the third floor of the building, leading to a hip fracture.As many as 21 people died in a massive fire at the multi-storeyed Flourish Stay B&B on Wednesday, leaving several injured. The victims included 12 foreign nationals belonging from Libe…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) As the city comes to terms with devastating fire at the bed and breakfast facility in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar that claimed 21 lives, the former MLA and Aam Aadmi Party (AA) leader Somnath Bharti on Thursday pointed at flagrant violation of the building by-laws by the hotel and called the mishap an “abject failure” of BJP’s four-engine government. Speaking to newsmen today, Bharti also questioned the inordinate delay in the arrival of fire tenders at the spot …
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The investigation into the massive fire at a bed-and-breakfast establishment in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, which claimed 21 lives, intensified on Thursday even as a court sent owner Lavkesh Bajaj to four days’ police custody. While police teams continue their search for the absconding manager, Jai Mishra, forensic experts are examining evidence from the site to assess alleged violations that may have contributed to the tragedy.Delhi Police have launched a manhunt for M…
Bhopal, June 4 (IANS) Drawing a direct parallel with the deadly hotel fire in Delhi that killed 21 people, Madhya Pradesh Leader of Opposition (LoP) Umang Singhar on Thursday alleged “gross negligence and administrative failure” by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state government. He revealed that just 38 of the 3,200 hotels and restaurants operating in Bhopal possess a valid Fire No Objection Certificate.“In the capital city of Bhopal, public safety has been left entirely to the mercy of…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the national Capital, accusing it of being negligent and avoiding responsibility, a day after a massive blaze at a B&B property in Malviya Nagar claimed 21 lives and left scores injured and battling for life. The grand old party called the incident a “failure” of BJP’s triple engine government.Targeting the ruling BJP which has a government at the Centre, in the national Capital and al…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) A day after 21 people died in a massive fire at the multi-storied Flourish Stay B&B in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area, 15 others injured are undergoing treatment at a private hospital, with six of the patients put on ventilator support but are reported to be stable, a hospital statement said.According to a statement issued by the Max Hospital, Saket, a total of 15 patients are currently admitted at the healthcare facility in south Delhi. Of these, 13 are foreigners.Autho…