27 more hotels to be shut

New Delhi, February 16

Intensifying its drive against errant hotels, the Delhi Government has cancelled the fire safety certificates of 27 establishments in Karol Bagh, where a massive fire at a hotel killed 17 people earlier this week.

In the past three days, the Fire Department has cancelled NOC of 57 hotels, ordering their closure. “Yesterday, 27 hotels’ NOC were cancelled. In all, NOC of 57 hotels out of 80 inspected are cancelled. All of them will be closed,” Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain tweeted on Saturday. — TNS