Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s Office (CMO) said that the lapses that led to the tragic fire at a hotel in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, which claimed 21 lives, would be examined with the utmost seriousness, and accountability would be fixed wherever necessary.

Firefighters were sent to the scene after getting reports of the blaze around 3 am and began working to control it.

During interrogation, the hotel owner, Lavkesh Bajaj, admitted the hotel did not have a Fire No Objection Certificate. Check major developments in the fire incident here.