After a Level 3 fire broke out at the 20-storey Kamala Building in Tardeo that claimed seven lives, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) along with Mumbai Fire Brigade have decided to conduct electrical safety for buildings above 15 metres.
The move comes in the backdrop of frequent fires in high-rises caused by defective electric wiring.
According to the fire brigade, they have jointly held a meeting with the state electrical inspector along with BMC officials. The civic body and the fire brigade are in talks with the state government in this regard.
Later, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) official said that an annual electrical safety audit, on the lines of biannual fire audit, might become compulsory for buildings above 15 metres or of five floors.
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Explaining further, Hemant Parab, Chief Fire Officer, said the general opinion is residential societies should be asked to conduct an electrical audit. The electrical inspector can make such an audit mandatory once a year.
In addition, the fire brigade team will also give inputs in formulating such a policy to bring down the fire incidents in the city. In many fire incidents, defective electric wires are either the cause, or contribute to spreading the blaze. Hence, there is a need to fix this issue for which periodic electrical audits will be required, he added.
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Moreover, the fire brigade will also be issuing a notice to Kamala Building for its non-operational fire-fighting system.
For those unversed, on Saturday, January 22, a major fire at the 20-storey Building in Tardeo claimed seven lives and left several injured.
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