Owner reached fire-hit Delhi B&B, ‘stood for 15 mins’ before leaving: Eyewitness
Lavkesh Bajaj, the owner of the Flourish Stay B&B in Delhi, arrived at the scene of a devastating fire that resulted in 21 fatalities. An eyewitness reported that Bajaj stood at the site for about 10-15 minutes before leaving. He has since been taken into police custody for questioning regarding the incident.
- ▪The fire at the Flourish Stay B&B killed 21 people.
- ▪Eyewitness Mohammed Wasim called Bajaj to inform him about the massive fire.
- ▪Bajaj arrived at the scene approximately 10 minutes after the call and stayed for a short time before leaving.
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Owner reached fire-hit Delhi B&B, ‘stood for 15 mins’ before leaving: Eyewitness“I called Bajaj at 8:52am and spoke for 26 seconds. I told him the fire was massive. He said he knew. I asked him to come and then hung up,”Updated on: Jun 05, 2026 8:10 AM ISTBy Hemani Bhandari, Karn Pratap SinghShare viaCopy link Lavkesh Bajaj, the owner of the Flourish Stay B&B where a fire killed 21 people, arrived at the scene while the blaze was raging, and stood there for about 10-15 minutes before disappearing, a local resident said on Thursday.Wasim and police said Bajaj runs two other B&Bs in the neighbourhood and used to visit the restaurant under the Flourish Stay B&B daily. (ANI)Mohammed Wasim, 37, a resident, said he reached the spot around 8.30 am and saw smoke billowing from the building.
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