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Bangalore's Carlton Towers sealed after fire, cases booked against owners
The charred Carlton Towers in Bangalore were sealed a day after a major fire broke out on Tuesday claiming nine lives and injuring about 50 people, a fire brigade official said Wednesday.
The charred Carlton Towers in Bangalore were sealed a day after a major fire broke out on Tuesday claiming nine lives and injuring about 50 people, a fire brigade official said Wednesday.
"We have sealed the entire premises to investigate the cause of the fire and ascertain whether the seven-storey building had fire safety systems in place," Bangalore Fire Brigade director DB Chengappa told IANS.
The police also booked cases of negligence and culpable homicide not amounting to murder against the building owners.
"The government has ordered an inquiry in the fire mishap and directed the Bangalore Bruhat Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to review fire safety measures in all high-rise buildings across the city," Chengappa said.
Of the injured, seven are in the intensive care unit at the nearby Manipal Hospital and 15 are in the medical ward. The remaining were discharged earlier in the day.
"No further casualties," a hospital source said.
Of the nine people who died, six were men and three were women.
