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Karol Bagh Hotel Association head Sandeep Khandelwal said the reaction was “knee-jerk”. ‘Knee-jerk reaction’Owners of guesthouses and hotels in Karol Bagh, however, said the government should reconsider the move. Since 30 hotels have been shut, guests are being relocated and bookings are being cancelled. The Delhi government has suspended the Fire Safety Clearance (FSC) of 30 out of 45 hotels in Karol Bagh, in the aftermath of the blaze at Hotel Arpit Palace which claimed 17 lives in the early hours of Tuesday. AdvertisingThe revocation of FSC also means that the Health Trade Licence of the hotels stands cancelled, and that they will have to shut operations till the fire clearance is awarded again..