GURUGRAM: Authorities on Saturday began a city-wide fireplace safety audit of eating places and bars, an afternoon after the overdue night tragedy in Mumbai's Kamala Mills complex that claimed the lives of 14 other people, most commonly younger girls, at a rooftop pub.
With New Year's Eve celebrations just hours away, the district fireplace division groups visited eating places and pubs situated in clusters like Cyber Hub and the Mall Mile as well as isolated ones to inspect the adherence to fireside safety norms earlier than events get started on Sunday night. Officials mentioned of the 26 eating places inspected in Cyber Hub, the fire licences of simplest two had been discovered to have expired.
Gurgaon's fireplace safety officer IS Kashyap mentioned, "The two units in Cyber Hub failed to produce a valid 'no-objection certificate' from the fire department. We have warned them and will take action against them if they don't get their documents in order at the earliest."
On MG Road, another crew of the fire division discovered the smoke detectors and fireplace extinguishers weren't properly functioning in two pubs. "The fire exits were functional, but some facilities were found lacking. We have asked them to get the same fixed in priority," he mentioned.
Officials mentioned if these two pubs fail to get the problems fixed through Sunday, "we will issue them notices on Monday". In overall, around 15 gadgets had been inspected on the Mall Mile. A crew used to be additionally sent to inspect the lodges, including Trident, Oberoi and Lemon Tree. "Fire safety arrangements were found to be satisfactory in these hotels," an legitimate mentioned.
The isolated gadgets, including Kingdom of Dreams and Westin lodge, had been additionally inspected. KOD used to be given "minor suggestions" to make their infrastructure extra fireplace environment friendly, officers mentioned. The ultimate gadgets at Cyber Hub, Sector 29 and Sohna Road can be inspected on Sunday, Kaskyap mentioned.
An RTI utility filed through activist Harinder Dhigra some months again, confirmed an inventory of 5 eating places which did not have an NOC for fireplace. However, Kashyap mentioned the RTI response had some discrepancies because the eating places had acquired the NOCs in numerous name.
The fireplace division could also be going to deploy a fire truck near the principle celebration locations on the New Year's Eve consistent with officers.
"One truck will be deployed near MG Road, and one near Sohna Road on the New Year's Eve and on January 1. The Cyber Hub will be manned by the DLF fire station's truck and Sector 29 restaurants will be monitored by the fire station in that sector, similarly for Udyog Vihar," an officers mentioned.
Officials additionally mentioned that no restaurant or club has the allow to hold out fireworks within the restaurant premises and particular person requests to hold them out in the open can be considered through a division's crew.
With New Year's Eve celebrations just hours away, the district fireplace division groups visited eating places and pubs situated in clusters like Cyber Hub and the Mall Mile as well as isolated ones to inspect the adherence to fireside safety norms earlier than events get started on Sunday night. Officials mentioned of the 26 eating places inspected in Cyber Hub, the fire licences of simplest two had been discovered to have expired.
Gurgaon's fireplace safety officer IS Kashyap mentioned, "The two units in Cyber Hub failed to produce a valid 'no-objection certificate' from the fire department. We have warned them and will take action against them if they don't get their documents in order at the earliest."
On MG Road, another crew of the fire division discovered the smoke detectors and fireplace extinguishers weren't properly functioning in two pubs. "The fire exits were functional, but some facilities were found lacking. We have asked them to get the same fixed in priority," he mentioned.
Officials mentioned if these two pubs fail to get the problems fixed through Sunday, "we will issue them notices on Monday". In overall, around 15 gadgets had been inspected on the Mall Mile. A crew used to be additionally sent to inspect the lodges, including Trident, Oberoi and Lemon Tree. "Fire safety arrangements were found to be satisfactory in these hotels," an legitimate mentioned.
The isolated gadgets, including Kingdom of Dreams and Westin lodge, had been additionally inspected. KOD used to be given "minor suggestions" to make their infrastructure extra fireplace environment friendly, officers mentioned. The ultimate gadgets at Cyber Hub, Sector 29 and Sohna Road can be inspected on Sunday, Kaskyap mentioned.
An RTI utility filed through activist Harinder Dhigra some months again, confirmed an inventory of 5 eating places which did not have an NOC for fireplace. However, Kashyap mentioned the RTI response had some discrepancies because the eating places had acquired the NOCs in numerous name.
The fireplace division could also be going to deploy a fire truck near the principle celebration locations on the New Year's Eve consistent with officers.
"One truck will be deployed near MG Road, and one near Sohna Road on the New Year's Eve and on January 1. The Cyber Hub will be manned by the DLF fire station's truck and Sector 29 restaurants will be monitored by the fire station in that sector, similarly for Udyog Vihar," an officers mentioned.
Officials additionally mentioned that no restaurant or club has the allow to hold out fireworks within the restaurant premises and particular person requests to hold them out in the open can be considered through a division's crew.
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