Delhi to crack down on fire safety violations after blaze that killed 21
A city-wide crackdown will be undertaken against all guest houses and other establishments operating in violation of fire safety norms and building by-laws, the chief minister's office said in a post on X late yesterday.
The Delhi government will launch a crackdown on properties violating fire safety norms after a fire in the capital city killed 21 people yesterday (3 June), including 12 foreign nationals, the chief minister's office said.
The deadliest the city has seen since 2022 broke out at a hotel in Delhi's Malviya Nagar, which the media said was popular among patients being treated at a hospital nearby and their relatives.
A criminal case has been lodged, and the owner of the building has been arrested, police said.
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A city-wide crackdown will be undertaken against all guest houses and other establishments operating in violation of fire safety norms and building by-laws, the chief minister's office said in a post on X late yesterday.
Non-compliant premises will be sealed and those responsible prosecuted, it said.
The foreign nationals killed in the incident included people from Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mozambique, and Liberia, according to media reports.
India's foreign ministry is in touch with the embassies concerned and is extending all necessary assistance, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said in a post on X.
