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Court pulls up cops, fire department, MCD for Arpit Palace blaze
The court noted that deviation had been allowed by Delhi Police, MCD and Delhi Fire Services (DFS) and said the officers from the agencies had committed criminally culpable acts by allowing the law to be flouted .
Updated on May 30, 2019 08:19 AM IST
New Delhi | Namita Singh
Delhi police arrest Rakesh Goel, owner of Karol Bagh hotel Arpit Palace where 17 people died in a fire
Rakesh Goel, the owner of hotel Arpit Palace in Karol Bagh, was arrested by Delhi Police’s Crime Branch and will be produced in court today, DCP Rajesh Deo said.
Updated on Feb 17, 2019 03:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Pune-based FDA Inspector among 17 dead in Arpit Palace hotel fire
Rahul Kumar, who was in Delhi, had spoken to his wife over the phone informing her that he would return on Tuesday, but he did not know he would die along with two of his friends
Updated on Feb 15, 2019 04:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | Indo Asian News Service
Three staff members of Arpit Palace survived fire by jumping to adjacent terrace
According to employees of Hotel SPB, which is located right behind Hotel Arpit Palace, jumping to their terrace was easier as it was only 15 feet lower than Arpit Palace.
Updated on Feb 14, 2019 02:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shiv Sunny
Arpit Palace’s emergency exit was mere formality, it remained locked every night
A day after the blaze left 17 people dead, a security guard of Hotel Arpit Palace and several employees of neighbouring hotels in Karol Bagh said that the narrow, green iron shutter was locked from outside every night.
Updated on Feb 14, 2019 11:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shiv Sunny, New Delhi
Karol Bagh hotel fire: Arpit Palace ignored safety of its guests, says FIR
The FIR in the case of fire in Karol Bagh’s Hotel Arpit Palace said the hotel ignored the safety of its guests for its business.
Published on Feb 14, 2019 11:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shiv Sunny, New Delhi
Arpit Palace fire: Karol Bagh a ticking time bomb as most buildings extended in violation of rules
Alarmed by the state of affairs in Karol Bagh — which has a mix of residential and commercial structures — Jain directed the fire services department to “immediately” conduct inspections of buildings in the area that have more than four floors and begin sealing of non-conforming properties.
Updated on Feb 13, 2019 12:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sweta Goswami
Owner of Arpit Palace hotel where fire killed 17, is on the run: Cops
During initial probe, police found that the hotel was being run by someone else while the licence was issued in Goel’s name. He has been booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, which is punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment, police said.
Updated on Feb 13, 2019 11:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Arpit Palace fire: Emergency exit of hotel narrow, was locked, says KJ Alphons
Union minister KJ Alphons, who visited the site of the hotel fire in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh locality, said he was sure that there was a violation of safety norms.
Updated on Feb 13, 2019 11:07 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Arpit Palace hotel blaze cut short ‘lifetime tour’ of Kerala family of 13
Fire department officials said the fire started in a room on the first floor due to a suspected short circuit and spread through the building.
Updated on Feb 13, 2019 10:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anvit Srivastava and Shiv Sunny
Delhi hotel fire: Most victims of Arpit Palace had checked in a day before
Of the 48 rooms at Karol Bagh’s Arpit Palace hotel where a fire killed 17 people on Tuesdy, 45 were available for visitors while the rest were offices. Many guests had checked in Monday.
Updated on Feb 13, 2019 09:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anvit Srivastava and Shiv Sunny, New Delhi
Arpit Palace hotel fire: Screams woke up guests, charred bodies on every floor
Several people in Delhi’s Karol Bagh, where a fire at Arpit Palace hotell killed 17 people on Tuesday, said they remembered screams piercing the early morning silence.
Updated on Feb 13, 2019 01:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anvit Srivastava and Shiv Sunny, New Delhi