# Malviya Nagar hotel fire tragedy: Behind Delhi’s endemic failure to enforce safety norms

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Podcast: [In Focus by The Hindu](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346)
Published: 2026-06-06T12:30:00+00:00
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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

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