New Delhi, June 9 -- A preliminary Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) inquiry carried out in the aftermath of a deadly fire at an illegally run B&B facility in Hauz Rani has found that the facility was inspected at least twice in 2025 and 2026 based on which a health trade licence for running a tea-and-snack outlet was cleared, HT has learnt. Action has been initiated against five officials in the matter.

HT had earlier reported that Snacks and Bites, the restaurant/cafe operating from the ground floor of the Flourish Stay B&B where the fire is suspected to have started, had permission to run a tea-and-snack outlet, but was functioning as a full-fledged restaurant. This licence had also expired March 31 this year, just months before th...