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The fire department now plans to hold workshops to educate hotel owners about fire hazards and safety measures. Police said that the hotel owners were absconding, and a notice had been issued to them to join the investigations.On Wednesday, Arpit Palace was sealed after forensic clearance. Only some of the guests were allowed inside to collect their belongings.Police sources said that the hotel authorities had learnt about the fire at least an hour before it spread after some hotel employees noticed smoke emanating from the air duct on the rooftop. NEW DELHI: After arresting two executives following the devastating fire at Hotel Arpit Palace in Karol Bagh that claimed the lives of 17 people, police will question them about the violations detected on the premises. The air duct, which was earlier an air-conditioning vent, had been repurposed to hold the electricity wires..