New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) With a devastating fire at a multi-storey Bed and Breakfast (B&B) building in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar that claimed 21 lives, a month after a similar blaze at a four-storey residential building in Vivek Vihar killed nine people and injured several others, locals highlighted that fire safety norms in buildings are often neglected by both the property owners as well as authorities. They attributed it to ample utilisation of space.Speaking to IANS, Sanreka Sharma, who was …
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New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) A day after a massive blaze broke out at the multi-storied Flourish Stay B&B which claimed 21 lives in Malviya Nagar area, the property’s owner Lavkesh Bajaj has been sent to four days of police custody, officials said on Thursday.Lavkesh Bajaj was arrested after a massive manhunt by Delhi Police, which conducted raids across the national Capital. He was produced before a Delhi court on Thursday.Meanwhile, the accused man’s lawyer said that they have not received a c…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) A team of experts from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) is scheduled to revisit the hotel in Malviya Nagar on Thursday to conduct a detailed forensic examination in connection with the devastating fire incident that claimed 21 lives, according to Delhi Police sources. Sources said that the FSL team was able to inspect only one floor of the hotel on Wednesday and will continue its examination of the remaining sections of the building.The victims of the fire were repo…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Delhi government on Thursday announced financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the families of the people killed in the tragic Malviya Nagar fire incident and said that arrangements are being made to transport the mortal remains of the deceased back to their homes. This came as Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited Max Hospital in Saket on Thursday and met the victims injured in the Malviya Nagar fire tragedy, in which 21 people lost their lives. A massive blaze eng…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Delhi Police have identified nine of the 12 foreign nationals who lost their lives in the Malviya Nagar fire incident.Twenty-one people died in the tragic fire at the Hotel Flourish Stays in Malviya Nagar. Of these 21, nine were Indians while 12 were foreigners from countries such as Bangladesh, Liberia, Nigeria, and Mozambique.The Delhi Police have sent a list of all foreign nationals to the Ministry of External Affairs to assist in the repatriation of their bodies …
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Preliminary investigations into the devastating fire that claimed 21 lives at a hotel in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area have indicated that a short circuit may have triggered the blaze, according to Delhi Police sources. Officials said the hotel had two kitchens — one located in the basement and another on the top floor. LPG cylinders were stored in both kitchens. However, investigators have found no evidence of any LPG cylinder explosion during the incident.Police sourc…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) In the aftermath of the devastating Malviya Nagar fire that claimed 21 lives, authorities have launched an extensive survey and enforcement drive across the Hauz Rani area of South Delhi, and the officials have warned of action against buildings found violating construction and licensing norms.The Revenue Department has begun inspecting hotels and commercial establishments falling under the Malviya Nagar subdivision to assess compliance with safety, licensing, and buildi…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited Max Hospital in Saket on Thursday and met the victims injured in the Malviya Nagar fire tragedy. Her visit came a day after a massive blaze engulfed the hotel allegedly operating without a valid Fire No Objection Certificate (NoC) in a congested lane of South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area. On Wednesday, the Chief Minister sought a detailed report from the South Delhi District Magistrate regarding the incident, which claimed 21 lives …
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Delhi Police have arrested Lavkesh Bajaj, the owner of the hotel building in Malviya Nagar, on Wednesday where a devastating fire killed 21 people and left several others injured, officials said.Bajaj was arrested hours after the blaze ripped through the Flourish Stay Bread and Breakfast (B&B) in the congested Hauz Rani area in south Delhi.Police had earlier issued a look out circular (LOC) against Bajaj and his wife, and launched an operation to trace them.The a…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) In a major development in the Malviya Nagar hotel fire case, Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested Lavkesh Bajaj, the owner of the hotel building where the blaze claimed 21 lives and left several others injured. The arrest came hours after a devastating fire broke out at the multi-storey property in south Delhi.The incident prompted a large-scale investigation into alleged safety violations and operational lapses.Police had earlier issued a lookout circular for Bajaj, who h…