Delhi Hotel Fire: Initial Probe Finds Most Victims Died Of Suffocation, Terrace Exit Found Locked

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• Delhi Hotel Fire: Initial Probe Finds Most Victims Died Of Suffocation, Terrace Exit Found Locked Published By, Last Updated: June 04, 2026, 13:34 IST Preliminary probe into the Malviya Nagar hotel fire has found a locked terrace exit and indicates that smoke inhalation, not burns, caused most of the fatalities.
• New Delhi: Police personnel keep a vigil at the spot a day after a fire at the Flourish Stay B&B killed at least 21 people (Photo: PTI) The investigation into the devastating fire that broke out at a hotel in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar has revealed two crucial findings that are now at the centre of the probe.
• According to sources, the majority of the victims died due to asphyxiation or suffocation, while investigators have also found that the access route leading to the terrace was blocked and the gate was locked at the time of the incident.