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The Delhi Fire Services connected Wednesday (December 10, 2025) asked officers to behaviour “immediate and thorough occurrence information inspections” of restaurants, hotels and clubs up of Christmas and New Year celebrations successful the Capital successful view of the December 6 calamity successful Goa, wherever 25 radical died successful a blaze astatine a nightclub.
Following directions issued by the Delhi government, DFS Principal Director A. Nedunchezhiyan directed each divisional officers and adjunct divisional officers to verify compliance of nationalist establishments with fire-safety norms successful their respective jurisdictions “in presumption of the caller occurrence incidental successful Goa and the accrued hazard associated with the upcoming festive season” and taxable reports.
The authorities besides asked Goods and Services Tax authorities and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to stock information regarding “pubs, bars, restaurants, hotels, impermanent structures, pandals and akin establishments” with the DFS. “This volition enactment improved hazard assessment, focused inspections and timely preventive action,” the authorities said.
Earlier successful the day, Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood said they were afloat committed to ensuring robust fire-safety standards successful the nationalist capital. “No negligence successful licensing oregon nationalist information volition beryllium tolerated. Habitual violators volition look sealing and strict punitive action,” Mr. Sood told mediapersons.
The authorities has announced a fig of measures to guarantee compliance with fire-safety directives successful the aftermath of the December 6 incident. These see strengthening the existing licensing and regulatory model for nationalist establishments.
“The authorities is bringing astir a implicit translation successful fire-safety preparedness. Specialised instrumentality is being procured that tin run efficaciously successful constrictive lanes and scope the precocious floors of high-rise buildings,” said the Minister.
He reiterated the government’s “zero tolerance” attack towards lapses successful the issuance of licenses oregon successful inter-departmental information sharing. “Irregular practices that whitethorn person persisted successful erstwhile years volition not beryllium allowed to continue. This government’s attack is to tighten regulatory oversight and rationalise procedural bottlenecks truthful that lawful businesses are encouraged to comply voluntarily,” said Mr. Sood.
A time earlier, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had chaired a reappraisal gathering with elder occurrence section officials and directed the Chief Secretary and DFS officials to analyse the existent mechanics for obtaining no-objection certificates and, if needed, framework caller guidelines to marque the process little cumbersome.
Meanwhile, a occurrence broke retired connected the archetypal level of the Hamdard Building connected Asaf Ali Road successful cardinal Delhi astir 3 p.m., the DFS said, adding that the blaze was doused and nary injuries were reported.
“We received a telephone regarding a occurrence astatine the Hamdard Building astatine 3.03 p.m. We rushed 5 occurrence tenders to the spot. The occurrence was brought nether power by 3.45 p.m. Cooling cognition is nether way,” said an officer.
