Delhi Hotel Fire: What Is B&B Scheme Under Which Property Got 6-Room Licence But Ran 25?

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• Delhi Hotel Fire: What Is B&B Scheme Under Which Property Got 6-Room Licence But Ran 25?
• Published By, Last Updated: June 03, 2026, 17:37 IST Flourish Stay B&B was permitted to operate six rooms under Delhi’s Bed and Breakfast scheme, but officials found nearly 25 rooms running at the property.
• Rapid Read Police and firefighters at the site after a fire broke out at a bed-and-breakfast in a five-storey building in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area, Wednesday.
• At least 21 people died and more than 40 were injured after a massive fire broke out at Flourish Stay Bed and Breakfast (B&B) in South Delhi’s Hauz Rani area near Malviya Nagar on Wednesday morning, exposing a string of alleged safety and licensing violations at the establishment.
• Most of the deceased were foreign nationals from Central Asia and Africa.