Fire safety

HMR managing director NVS Reddy said in a media communique that instructions have been issued to security personnel to allow women to carry pepper spray for their safety. read more

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Assistant divisional fire safety officer IS Kashyap said, “Government schools don’t have any valid NOCs. After the Surat fire tragedy (2019), we surveyed all schools and coaching institutes. Some never applied, while others were not able to meet the... read more

Lillian Pais, a member of the ALM, and resident of St John Baptist Road, said, “Every year, the waste is piled up at Veermata Jijabai Udyan near Rebello Road. read more

The directive comes around two weeks after the Delhi Parents Association (DPA) said that, as per a Right to Information query filed by them, over 30% of schools were functioning without fire safety No-Objection Certificates (NOCs). read more

The court was hearing separate petitions filed by advocate Arpit Bhargava and Kush Kalra, who questioned fire safety measures at community halls and schools, respectively. read more

Saturday’s fire in Delhi’s Jhilmil that claimed three lives has put the focus back on fire safety norms, or the lack of them, in Delhi’s industrial areas. read more

The direction was issued in the light of the February fire at a hotel in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh, which claimed 17 lives, officials said. read more

In the notice, the government asked why the nursing homes did not conduct fire safety audits despite two directives issued on August 2, 2018, and on February 14, 2019. read more

The inspection, which was launched last Monday, has revealed the murkier state of fire safety at coaching centres in the national capital, fire officials said. read more

IS Kashyap, assistant divisional fire safety officer, said that all assistant fire safety officers have been sent across the different parts of the city to locate coaching centres, and serve notices to their owners to get them regularised or face cl... read more

The devastating fire in the Takshashila Arcade in Surat on May 24, killing 22 teenagers and injuring an equal number, provides another tragic example. read more

On Tuesday, the traffic police personnel were quite busy at the ITO intersection in Central Delhi. But it was not fining erring drivers or directing traffic that kept them on their toes, rather they were busy imparting fire safety in vehicles lessons... read more

Having several advantages over conventional parking system, the puzzle parking is being constructed over an area of 310 square metres at a total cost of Rs 7.55 crore. read more

The cancellation of fire safety certificates of a large number of hotels and guest houses by the Delhi government in the aftermath of the Arpit hotel fire is a welcome step. read more