New Delhi: The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Tuesday suspended health and trade licenses of The Park hotel. The move came after Delhi Fire Services (DFS) suspended the No Objection Certificate (NOC) of the hotel after they violated fire safety norms.
“Based on suspension of fire safety certificate by Delhi Fire Services, we have suspended all health and trade licences of Park hotel with immediate effect,” a senior NDMC official said to Milleniumpost.
On Saturday, a fire broke out at the basement of The Park hotel in Lutyens' Delhi, following which, three people, including two Norwegian nationals, were admitted to a hospital.
Twelve people, including 11 foreign nationals staying at the hotel, were taken to a hospital, where nine of them were given first aid, a senior police official said.
“We suspended its fire clearance certificate a day after the incident,” Atul Garg, Director DFS mentioned. The Delhi Police had also suspended the license. There was no immediate response from the hotel authorities.
