Malviya Nagar hotel fire: Toll climbs to 23 amid questions over safety lapses
Delhi Fire Services sources said the blaze may have started near the ground-floor staircase, while investigators found sealed windows and no emergency exit.
Delhi Fire Services sources said the blaze may have started near the ground-floor staircase, while investigators found sealed windows and no emergency exit.
Authorities have ordered a citywide survey of similar buildings after the Malviya Nagar hotel fire, as investigators examine alleged safety and structural violations.
Investigators are examining whether a closed rooftop exit and possible safety lapses worsened the Malviya Nagar hotel fire, while police continue searches for key witnesses and the absconding manager.
Investigators are examining safety clearances, property modifications and management responsibilities after the deadly Malviya Nagar hotel fire that killed 21 people.
Investigators are examining whether overcrowding, inadequate escape routes and possible violations of building norms contributed to the Malviya Nagar fire that claimed 21 lives.
After a Class 10 student died by suicide in Delhi, his father alleged months of ‘repeated scolding and humiliation’ by school teachers; four staffers suspended.
There, he met the victims of the deadly blast that rocked central Delhi near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, claiming 13 lives and injuring 24 others.
Mohammed Hufaiza, 15, who has been sitting on the pavement outside the heavily-barricaded hospital, has not yet been able to see his uncle, 55-year-old Mohammad Farukh, one of the victims of Monday’s blast.
The accused, identified as Jasmin, a resident of Taimoor Nagar, was held during routine patrolling on Friday.
The deceased, identified as Harish Sharma, a native of Baliyawas village, was murdered by a woman, Yashmeet Kaur, 27, on Saturday, the police said.
