Malviya Nagar hotel fire tragedy: Behind Delhi’s endemic failure to enforce safety norms
About this episode
The episode discusses the recent hotel fire tragedy in Delhi and the systemic failures in enforcing safety norms.
On Wednesday, 21 people were killed in a massive fire at a south Delhi hotel. And the next day, five people perished in another fire in the ICU of a hospital in Bihar. Such incidents are becoming too frequent in India. The Delhi fire, in particular, has exposed huge gaps in the enforcement of basic fire safety and building norms. The Delhi government has now ordered all such commercial establishments in the area to be sealed, and it is reworking the law that governs Bed and Breakfast establishments. But is this too little too late? Is it enough to prevent such tragedies in the future? This accident raises many troubling questions, and joining us today are two reporters who were on the ground covering this tragedy for The Hindu, Shrimansi Kaushik and Suruchi Kumari. Host: G Sampath, Social Affairs Editor, The Hindu Producer: Shiksha Jural Recorded by: Jude Francis Weston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: G Sampath
Guests: Shrimansi Kaushik, Suruchi Kumari
Topics covered
- fire safety
- building norms
- Delhi government
- commercial establishments
- tragedy
- enforcement
- safety regulations
Keywords
- Delhi fire
- hotel tragedy
- safety norms
- Bihar hospital fire
- fire incidents
- government response
- building regulations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Hindu
Places: Delhi, Bihar
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