Deadly Malviya Nagar fire: Owner arrested, was told ‘everything works in Delhi’ for illegal room expansion - 10 points

Key points

• The deadly fire at a hotel-cum-B&B in Malviya Nagar of New Delhi has put the spotlight on how the owner conducted illegal expansion in the hotel because “everything works in Delhi”.
• Lovkesh Bajaj, the owner of the B&B, has been arrested, and during police interrogation, he revealed that structural changes were suggested as “routine” by “another person”.
• The hotel operated without a fire NOC in a congested bylane in South Delhi.
• As more details on glaring lapses in operating the B&B surfaced, signs of a disaster waiting to unfold became increasingly apparent.
• The fire started early on Wednesday morning and spread through the five-floor building.