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.
The incident took place late Saturday night, at around 01.45 am, when the victims, including an 8-year-old girl, were sleeping on the footpath.
The deceased, identified as Abhijit Gupta, a resident of C R Park, who lived with his sister in an apartment, had been grappling with depression, a senior police officer said.
According to the police, they were alerted about the incident when the team reached the spot.
Amit Kaushik, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North), said, “Acting on a tip-off, a Special Cell team laid a strategic trap and intercepted the duo, who were riding a stolen motorcycle.”
One of the victims, 25-year-old Kumar Dhirender Pratap, a native of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, was found dead inside a lift, suspected to have died of suffocation.
