Recall that the Bombay High Court had said in March this year that the fire safety audits of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai were not much effective. Mumbai highrises are tinderbox; many of them do not have the requisite equipment or the infrastructure to tackle fires. Till now, there have been about 14 major fire incidents in the city where sprawling slums are as vulnerable as skyscrapers. Like the Kamala Mills fire, the state government will order an inquiry to bide time. For the city bursting at the seams, the wait will last till the next disaster strikes and some more lives perish.

Source: dna December 19, 2018 01:30 UTC