The two high-end restaurants, where a fire broke out, were issued notices for alleged violations, according to officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). No permission for rooftop hotels was given to any of the restobars or restaurants in Kamala Mills. “We have repeatedly served them notices to remove the sheds and then demolished those parts thrice.”He added the owners ignored BMC notices and even the demolitions. The G south ward office served seven notices to rooftop restaurants in the entire ward, of which four were served to eateries in Kamala Mills. Following the incident, civic chief Ajoy Mehta suspended five civic officials and issued the transfer orders for Sapkale.

Source: Hindustan Times December 30, 2017 09:56 UTC