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Delhi fire tragedy: In Hauz Rani, residents rely on ‘themselves, neighbours’ as fears linger

As one enters Hauz Rani in South Delhi, the aftermath of a tragedy still hangs heavy over the narrow lanes where a massive fire at Flourish Stay B&B claimed 21 lives. The bylanes are tight, almost claustrophobic, with homes pressing in from both sides, making navigation difficult even on foot. Overhead, a dense web of tangled electrical and communication wires stretches across the locality—drooping, overlapping and hanging dangerously close to rooftops.

Times of India 5d ago

'I cut power': What chef told cops in Delhi hotel fire probe

New Delhi: Police have arrested a chef whose alleged actions, they suspect, contributed to a higher death toll in the Hauz Rani B&B fire that claimed 21 lives. Keshav Negi, a 65-year-old resident of Dilshad Garden and the chef at Flourish Stay Bed and Breakfast in Malviya Nagar’s Hauz Rani, was arrested on Saturday. Police said Negi was taken into custody after nearly six hours of interrogation, during which investigators pieced together his role in the sequence of events that unfolded on...

Times of India 4d ago

Hotel owner applied for licence renewal an hour after Malviya Nagar tragedy

NEW DELHI: About an hour after the fire tore through the Hauz Rani bed and breakfast on June 3, it’s owner, Lovkesh Bajaj, applied for the renewal of the licence of a ground floor establishment. The licence, according to MCD, had expired on March 31. MCD officials said on Friday that the licence had been rejected.

Times of India 5d ago

No 'Delhi mein sab nahi chalta hai': After 21 deaths in Malviya Nagar fire, who is to blame?

Twenty-one people are dead. Thirteen of them were foreign nationals who had come to India seeking medical care, not a grave. And as the smoke clears over the charred shell of Flourish Stay B&B in Hauz Rani, a familiar Delhi drama is now playing out — one agency pointing fingers at another, each carefully drawing the boundary of its own responsibility just short of where the failures actually began.

Times of India 3d ago

'Let 2 Bangladeshis stay for money': Delhi cops probe Malviya Nagar hotel owner for trafficking

Delhi Police is now investigating Lovkesh Bajaj, whose B&B went up in flames and led to 21 deaths in Hauz Rani, for his suspected involvement in an international human trafficking racket. He likely used medical tourism as a front to smuggle foreign nationals into India illegally, sources said. Bajaj was arrested and charged in 2025 by Paharganj police after it was found that he facilitated forged documents, including passports and Aadhaar cards, for a Bangladeshi family in lieu of a hefty...

Times of India 4d ago

Delhi hotel fire: African couple undergoing IVF treatment found dead in each other's arms

An African couple undergoing IVF treatment in Delhi were found dead in each other's arms after a devastating fire swept through a hotel in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area, killing 21 people. The couple were among the 12 foreign nationals who lost their lives in Wednesday's blaze at the Flourish Stay B&B in Hauz Rani, according to news agency PTI. They were discovered inside a bathroom on the ground floor, where they had apparently taken refuge as smoke and flames rapidly spread through the...

Times of India 6d ago

'Told him his son was in Jaipur': Man dies in ICU unaware Delhi hotel fire killed 8 family members

Radheshyam Aggarwal, the 76-year-old man who lost eight of his relatives in the devastating fire in Hauz Rani B&B, has passed away. His family had chosen to stay in that B&B to remain close to Aggarwal, who was in a private hospital in Saket with an acute lung infection. As he battled for life, other relatives kept the information of the tragedy from him, fearing the shock would worsen his condition.

Times of India 1d ago

Did cook's actions lead to Delhi hotel fire that killed 21? What probe says

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has arrested a cook working at a south Delhi hotel where a devastating fire killed 21 people earlier this week, with investigators alleging that his negligence may have played a role in triggering the blaze, officials said on Saturday. Several other people connected with the establishment have also been detained and are being questioned as part of the ongoing probe into the fire at Flourish Stays Bed and Breakfast in the Hauz Rani area of Malviya Nagar. The arrested...

Times of India 4d ago

Jaishankar condoles Delhi hotel fire deaths, says MEA assisting foreign victims

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday expressed condolences over the loss of lives, including foreign nationals, in the devastating fire at a hotel in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar and said the ministry of external affairs (MEA) is coordinating with embassies and extending all necessary assistance. The massive blaze broke out at the Flourish Stay B&B in Hauz Rani around 8.30 am, killing at least 21 people and injuring several others. Officials said 58 people were rescued from the...

Times of India 7d ago

'He kept building': Why residents fear another fire trap in Malviya Nagar

On the narrow lanes of Hauz Rani, Malviya Nagar, the signs are disappearing. Banners have been pulled down, shutters lowered, and several properties linked to arrested hotel owner Lavkesh Bajaj have fallen silent in the aftermath of the fire that killed 21 people. But behind the closed doors, residents say, lies a story of unchecked expansion, ignored safety concerns and a belief that rules could always be bent.

Times of India 6d ago