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Chandigarh: CITCO hotels high on bar permits but fire safety a burning concern

Mandated by the National Building Code (NBC), 2016, the fire NOC is to be renewed every three years. (HT)

Updated on Apr 4, 2024, 9:42 AM IST

MMRDA cancels bids related to Metro Line 6 project

Mumbai, India - March 02, 2022 : Mumbai Suburban Guardian Minister and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray visits and checks the Trial Run of Mumbai Metro between Kurar Village Metro Station and Aarey Metro Station, in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, March 02, 2022. (Photo by Vijay Bate/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 19, 2023, 8:22 AM IST

Nearly 20% decline in commercial properties with fire safety certificates in city

Nearly 20% decline in commercial properties with fire safety certificates in city

Updated on Jun 12, 2023, 12:04 AM IST

HC-appointed panel recommends steps to shield city’s high-rises against bomb blasts, fires

Mumbai, India - December 15, 2022: A Level-1 fire erupted on the 22nd floor of One Avighna Park, multi-storey residential building near Bharat Mata Cinema, Lower Parel, in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, December 15, 2022. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times) (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

Updated on May 5, 2023, 12:28 AM IST

Fire Safety Week: Ludhiana’s central fire station hosts sessions, rally

Throughout the week, the fire station officials conducted awareness sessions at public places, including malls and education institutes to guide the residents about guidelines for fire safety, and important measures in case of a fire emergency. (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 21, 2023, 12:12 AM IST

German start-up tests device which can 'smell' wildfire even before flames erupt

Wildfires are huge source of pollution.

Updated on Nov 15, 2022, 3:19 PM IST

Fire engulfs skyscraper in China's Changsha city, no casualty reported

Image of the fire in China.

Published on Sep 16, 2022, 5:07 PM IST

Hyderabad Metro Rail to allow women to carry pepper spray for self-defence

Earlier carrying pepper spray was disallowed in metro trains in Hyderabad on grounds of fire safety.

Updated on Dec 5, 2019, 1:12 AM IST

Loss of lives, major blazes have not ensured adherence to fire safety norms in Delhi

In the Arpit Hotel incident, the emergency exit was found closed.

Updated on Sep 16, 2019, 7:53 PM IST

Chandigarh MC House meet: ₹1-cr budget proposed to make 16 community centres fire-safe

HT Image

Published on Sep 16, 2019, 12:33 AM IST

Only 5 govt schools in district have fire safety permit: RTI

Image used for representational purpose only.

Published on Aug 29, 2019, 4:28 AM IST

‘Ensure better fire safety, waste management at the Bandra Fair’: Bandra residents

ALM members have also demanded fire engines and ambulance services should be on standby at a location with easy access to the main entry and exit points to the Basilica.

Updated on Aug 21, 2019, 5:37 AM IST

Delhi govt asks all private schools to comply with fire safety norms

Private schools were directed to ensure they fulfil conditions laid for securing Fire Safety Certificates and that the “schools have Fire Safety Certificates duly issued by Fire Services and they rectify all deficiencies.”

Updated on Jul 28, 2019, 10:39 AM IST

Why no action for lack of fire safety in schools, banquet halls, asks Delhi high court

Kalyan, India –April.20.2019: Following the fire in the electronic shop in Ulhasnagar on Friday, the shopkeepers and traders association of the city has demanded to have a fire safety check and fire NOC for such shops in the city .Photo of Ulhasnagar Fire Brigade vehicle at Ulhasngar in Kalyan. India, on Saturday,April.20.2019 (Photo by Rishikesh Choudhary/HT)

Updated on Jul 19, 2019, 12:04 AM IST

Loophole in building by-laws allows units to bypass fire safety in Delhi

Delhi Fire Services officials say department gets a large number of calls from industrial areas across the city. An official said in most cases, it is difficult to figure out whether the units are authorised or not.

Published on Jul 14, 2019, 4:29 AM IST

Delhi restro-bars, night clubs asked to submit fire safety certificates

The Delhi government has directed restro-bars and night clubs in the city with floor areas of 90 square metres or more to submit fire safety certificates to its excise department by September 30.

Published on Jun 18, 2019, 3:29 AM IST

Govt notice to nursing homes over fire safety

The Delhi government has issued show cause notices to 1200-odd nursing homes in the city for not adhering to the government’s directive on ensuring fire safety audits, issued last year and again in the aftermath of the Karol Bagh fire incident that had claimed 17 lives earlier this year.

Published on Jun 17, 2019, 1:08 AM IST

Coaching centres under fire safety lens in Delhi

All 13 coaching institutes that the fire department has so far inspected were found to be violating fire safety norms, officials said.

Updated on Jun 2, 2019, 6:31 AM IST

No coaching centre in city is fire safe: Officials

Coaching centres in Sector 14 have been issued notices for running without an NOC.

Updated on May 31, 2019, 8:09 AM IST

Consumers pay the price for disregard of fire norms

Whether it is Delhi or Mumbai, Jaipur or Surat, when it comes to fire safety, the story is the same — there is utter disregard for fire safety by those who are supposed to comply with the law, as well as those who have the responsibility of enforcing the law.

Published on May 27, 2019, 4:07 AM IST

After Akshardham tragedy, Delhi traffic cops teach fire safety drills to motorists

On Sunday, a fire incident in a car had claimed the lives of a 34-year-old woman and her two daughters near the Akshardham flyover in east Delhi.

Published on Mar 13, 2019, 1:17 AM IST

Foundation laid for first automated puzzle car parking in Delhi

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Monday laid the foundation stone for Delhi’s first fully automated puzzle car parking at Adhchini village near Aurobindo Marg. (Photo by S.Burmaula / Hindustan Times)

Published on Mar 4, 2019, 11:36 PM IST

OPINION | Need strong punishment for lapses to improve fire safety

Another issue that comes to the fore following the Arpit Hotel fire, is the owners’ wilful violation of the laws.

Published on Feb 26, 2019, 3:10 AM IST

Joint inspections, surprise checks must for fire safety

Firefighters seen outside Hotel Arpit Palace after fire broke out at the hotel, at Karol Bagh, in New Delhi, on Tuesday, February 12, 2019.

Updated on Feb 18, 2019, 4:05 PM IST

30 Karol Bagh hotels to be shut over fire safety

A view of the Hotel Arpit Palace where a massive fire broke out at Karol Bagh in which 17 people were killed.

Updated on Feb 16, 2019, 10:01 AM IST

Delhi hotel fire: Khan Market, CP, Hauz Khas markets on radar for fire safety risks

Both in CP and Khan Market, the main point of concern has been single entry and exit staircase to most restro-bars that are less than 1.5 metre in width

Updated on Feb 14, 2019, 11:28 AM IST

What does the Mumbai civic budget have in store for fire safety?

The past year saw comparatively more high-rise fires in the cit

Updated on Feb 4, 2019, 8:05 AM IST

National Fire and Evacuation Drill Day: students get first-hand training on fire safety at Don Bosco School, Pune

Students perform a mock drill at the Don Bosco school, Yerawada, on the occasion of National Fire and Evacuation Drill Day on Monday.

Updated on Jan 22, 2019, 2:25 PM IST

Putting patients at risk: No fire safety audit conducted in Pune hospitals in five years

Fire fighter rescues patients from ESIC hospital which caught fire at Marol, Andheri on December 17.

Updated on Dec 28, 2018, 3:00 PM IST

Kamala Mills fire: Bombay high court tells BMC to file report on safety recommendations

On December 29, a fire broke out in rooftop resto-bar Mojo’s Bistro and spread to the neighbouring 1Above at Kamala Mills in Lower Parel, killing 14 people and injuring 55 others.

Published on Nov 22, 2018, 10:40 PM IST

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