As the national capital witnesses another scar of fire apparently due to safety lapses, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has sought a detailed report from the South Delhi district magistrate on the Malviya Nagar fire tragedy, which claimed 21 lives. She has warned of stern action if negligence found on any front. Lieutenant governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu has also ordered a month-long drive to ensure fire safety compliance in hotels, nursing homes, coaching centres and resorts.
According to the Delhi government officials, the emergency operations centre (EOC) of the District Disaster Management Authority (South) received information of a fire at Flourish Stay Guest House in Hauz Rani area of Malviya Nagar at 8.52 am.Immediately, emergency response agencies were alerted as per the standard operating procedure. The first responders found a fierce fire engulfing the guest
This comes after 21 people died in a massive fire at a bed-and-breakfast in a five-storey building in Malviya Nagar. Ten Delhi Police personnel have been admitted to AIIMS Trauma Centre. All are reported to be stable and under observation, officials said.The injured include head constables and constables posted at Malviya Nagar and Neb Sarai police stations, as well as PCR units.At least 18 foreign nationals were among the 21 people who died in the deadly fire that broke out at the Flourish Stay B&B in south Delhi. A case is being registered against hotel owner Luvkesh Bajaj. Police said he is absconding, and teams have been deployed to trace him. At least 58 people were rescued and rushed to hospitals where 21 were declared dead, including 10 Indians, they said.
Hours after a devastating blaze tore through a hotel in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people, Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu ordered a month-long drive to check fire safety compliance at all hotels, nursing homes, coaching institutes, restaurants and other vulnerable commercial establishments, officials said. Sandhu chaired a meeting with the concerned departments and directed the officials to commence the drive from June 4 to check strict compliance with fire safety norms, they said.
“All hotels, lodges, inns, nursing homes, coaching institutes, restaurants and other vulnerable commercial establishments will be covered. All rooms in hotels, lodges and inns exceeding the permitted limit to be closed,” an official said.At the meeting, the land owning agencies, Delhi Fire Service and Delhi Police were directed to conduct an accessibility survey to identify the bottlenecks and chokepoints obstructing fire tenders from reaching any area in a colony, etc.“The identified chokepoints should be cleared wherever feasible and alternate fire-fighting arrangements be made at other places,” the official said.
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