One Fire In Capital, Three Lessons For India

Last week, 21 people died when a fire tore through a five-storey bed-and-breakfast in Hauz Rani, Malviya Nagar, Delhi. Thirteen were foreign nationals. Reports say the building had no fire NOC, a single entry and exit, sealed windows, a locked terrace, and a basement kitchen from which smoke and flames moved up the central staircase.