Fire officials to act on unsafe buildings

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HYDERABAD: With a Reliance Fresh outlet getting completely gutted in a major fire on Sunday, fire service officials are all set to..

HYDERABAD: With a Reliance Fresh outlet getting completely gutted in a major fire on Sunday, fire service officials are all set to crack the whip on highrise buildings for not providing basic fire safety measures.
P Mohan Reddy, additional district fire service officer, Rangareddy district told Express the Reliance Fresh outlet was running business without obtaining a No Objection Certificate from the nearest fire station. "We will issue notices to the Reliance Fresh management asking why they had not obtained the NOC,' he added. He said the supermarket had no proper measures on fire safety and parking lots. "How the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation officials issued trade permission to the outlet without the NOC from fire service officials? We will investigate the issue and submit a comprehensive report to the directorgeneral of fire services,' Mohan Reddy said.

In areas in and around Madhapur locality, a number of multilevel commercial complexes are reportedly not maintaining proper fire safety measures. The district fire service department estimated that hundreds of business establishments are running without obtaining the NOC. "We will initiate a special drive shortly on complexes where plenty of commercial shops are located without installing basic fire safety equipments. We have also directed fire station officials to identify such violators and take necessary action," he added.