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India news: Delhi orders fire safety crackdown after deadly hotel fire
Key takeaways
- Hours after a fire at a New Delhi hotel killed 21 people, the establishment's owner has been arrested.
- The Delhi government has directed a scrutiny into fire safety compliance in establishments all over the city
- Here are the latest developments from India on Thursday, June 4.
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Hours after a fire at a New Delhi hotel killed 21 people, the establishment's owner has been arrested. Delhi is also launching a fire safety inspection. DW has the latest.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Ep PXA fire broke out at a hotel in New Delhi on Wednesday Image: REUTERSAdvertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Delhi police have arrested hotel owner after a horiffic fire left 21 dead. A criminal case has been lodged over the incident
The Delhi government has directed a scrutiny into fire safety compliance in establishments all over the city
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