India, June 5 -- Another Delhi fire tragedy highlights the cost of negligence, where profit took precedence over safety and enforcement failed

What we learn from mishaps is that we do not learn anything from them. Moreover, the cost of human life does not matter when it comes to making profits. Delhi has seen several fire disasters - the Uphaar Cinema fire (1997), the Anaj Mandi factory fire (2019), the Mundka building fire (2022), the Alipur paint factory fire (2024), the recent Dwarka fire (2026), to name a few, and now the latest Malviya Nagar hotel fire that killed at least 21 people. Despite the recurrence of these incidents, the rules remain lax and enforcement even poorer.

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