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The Delhi government will launch a crackdown on properties violating fire safety norms after a fire at a hotel in the capital city killed 21 people on Wednesday, including 12 foreign nationals, the chief minister’s office said.
The blaze — the deadliest the city has seen since 2022 — broke out at a hotel in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, which 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.
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 on Wednesday.
