Delhi

Xnew delhi: Only 52 hotels and 38 clubs of the thousands that exist in the national capital possess fire safety certificates, according to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS).

The figures have assumed urgency amid intensified checks and the Goa Police action following a blaze at a nightclub there that killed 25 people.

A source linked with restaurant associations said the numbers underline a deeply unorganised and unregulated hospitality sector in Delhi.

He claimed that the capital has over 50,000 restaurants, more than 5,000 hotels, and over 1,000 nightclubs, but only a fraction have undergone fire-safety certification.

“Restaurants that serve liquor require an excise certificate, a fire safety certificate and the FSSAI permit. But the sector is very unorganised, and several hotels,

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