Mumbai To Hotels After Delhi's Malviya Nagar Fire: 'Fix Fire Safety In 30 Days Or Lose Power & Water'

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• Mumbai To Hotels After Delhi's Malviya Nagar Fire: 'Fix Fire Safety In 30 Days Or Lose Power & Water' Published By, Edited By Last Updated: June 05, 2026, 08:55 IST After Delhi's hotel fire killed 21, Mumbai's BMC has cut its 120-day compliance window to 30 days.
• Hotels that don't fix fire safety lapses now risk losing power and water.
• Mumbai is no stranger to such tragedies — a 2017 rooftop restaurant fire at Kamala Mills' 1 Above killed 14, exposing the same fire safety failures.
• After Delhi’s Malviya Nagar hotel fire killed 21, Mumbai’s BMC fire department has scrapped its 120-day grace period for fire safety compliance.
• Hotels, restaurants, bars and party halls now have two weeks to a month to fix lapses — or face power and water cuts.