Bombay HC orders BMC to pay Rs 50 lakh each to kin of 8 Kurla hotel fire victims, cites ‘gross negligence’The Bombay High Court ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to compensate families of Hotel City Kinara fire victims. The court he...
11 Jun, 2025, 05.01 PM IST
10 dead in fire at mall hospital treating COVID-19 patientsIt is not clear how many of those dead were COVID-19 patients. There was also no word from civic officials on how many of those evacuated f...
26 Mar, 2021, 02.23 PM IST
Mumbai building fire: Builder arrestedThe building does not have the mandatory Occupation Certificate granted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, but it was already occup...
23 Aug, 2018, 10.01 AM IST
4 killed, 16 injured in fire in Mumbai high-rise residential buildingCrystal tower is a residential complex. People trapped inside the building are being rescued by the fire department using cranes.
22 Aug, 2018, 08.00 PM IST
Kamala Mills fire an opportunity to improve system: High Court to BMCThe court observed that there was rampant violation of norms, and said constant checks were required, failing which such incidents would co...
12 Feb, 2018, 04.59 PM IST
Kamala Mills fire incident has shaken our conscience: Bombay High CourtFourteen people had died and over 30 others injured when a massive swept through '1 Above' and 'Mojo's Bistro' pubs in the Kamala Mills com...
15 Jan, 2018, 06.59 PM IST
Safety first, 57 rooftop pubs to be shut in BengaluruAfter the Kamala Mills deaths at a rooftop pub, the commissioner of BMC met hotel associations this week, asking the industry to conduct fi...
10 Jan, 2018, 12.29 PM IST
Post pub fire, crackdown on illegal structures continuesCivic officials inspected 615 establishments and initiated action against 355 hotels, restaurants and pubs for the illegalities till yester...
02 Jan, 2018, 11.31 AM IST
Kamala Mills fire: BMC cracks down on illegal structures at restaurantsThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday targeted encroached structures built by restaurant and pubs at Kamla Mills compoun...
31 Dec, 2017, 08.08 PM IST
Kamala Mills fire: Lookout notices against 2 co-owners of pub which caught fireA senior police official said lookout notices have been issued against Hitesh Sanghvi and Jigar Sanghvi, the co-owners of '1 Above' pub, wh...
30 Dec, 2017, 04.05 PM IST
BMC to ensure eateries follow safety norms during New Year celebrationsThe civic body has directed official to form teams which will inspect all the restaurants in their respective wards and ensure that they ar...
30 Dec, 2017, 12.03 PM IST
Gutted resto-bars were served several noticesBoth 1Above and Mojo’s Bistro were served several notices this year for unauthorised construction of shed and using the open space in front...
30 Dec, 2017, 10.50 AM IST
Hema Malini says cities should have fixed population limitBJP MP Hema Malini today said such accidents occur due to high population and suggested that a population limit should be fixed for each ci...
29 Dec, 2017, 11.35 PM IST
Mumbai Fire: Industry body for better infra, fire safety steps"The Mumbai fire incident reiterates the need for improving infrastructure conditions, in particular fire safety," National Restaurant Asso...
29 Dec, 2017, 06.02 PM IST
Corrupt functioning of civic body caused Kamala Mills fire: OppositionMumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam, demanding a probe, said the fire was a result of "clear violation of fire and safety norms".
29 Dec, 2017, 05.11 PM IST
Live updates: 14 killed, 21 injured in fire at Mumbai's Kamala MillsThe fire broke out shortly after midnight on the third floor of the four-storeyed building on Senapati Bapat Marg, a commercial hub of the ...
29 Dec, 2017, 02.39 PM IST
- Public interest litigation alleges violation of rules in Mumbai Metro construction
In a trouble for Mumbai Metro phase I, a public interest litigation filed in the Bombay HC has alleged violation of DCRs and fire safety no...
15 Feb, 2012, 08.14 PM IST