AC-linked fires raise alarm as extreme heat pushes cooling systems to the limit | Noida News

Noida: With temperatures continuing to hover around 40 degrees Celsius and urban areas becoming major heat traps because of concretisation, air-conditioners are running almost round the clock in homes, hotels, offices and commercial establishments — leading to a rise in fires across Delhi-NCR.At least 30 major fires in Ghaziabad in the last two months were…

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Malviya Nagar Fire: Licensed for 6 rooms, running 25: Delhi’s Malviya Nagar hotel fire kills 21, including several foreigners | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Several foreign nationals were among the 21 people who lost their lives in the fire that swept through a hotel in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar on Wednesday. Most of the victims were reportedly from Liberia, Nigeria, Mozambique and Bangladesh, officials said.Police officials told PTI that the hotel had permission to operate only six rooms…

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Delhi’s Malviya Nagar hotel fire: Airport, railway alerts issued as owner faces LoC; medical-stay hub lacked fire safety clearance | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: A lookout circular has been issued against the owner of a hotel building in Malviya Nagar and his wife after a fire that killed 21 people in south Delhi on Wednesday.The hotel was allegedly operating at nearly four times its permitted capacity, had no fire safety clearance, and was functioning from a building…

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Delhi hotel fire: FIR filed, 10 cops injured during rescue operations, owner identified; what we know so far | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has registered an FIR under the culpable homicide section and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the deadly fire incident in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area, which killed at least 21 people.Ten Delhi Police personnel, comprising five head constables and five constables, have also been…

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