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Take suo moto note from a Fire accident in a training center In a four-storey building in Mukherjee Nagar last week, the Delhi High Court noted that Delhi Fire Services is required to conduct a “fire audit” on such premises.
On June 16, the panel of Justice Jasmeet Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan learned of a newspaper report as well as WhatsApp messages circulating on social media. “Delhi fire services should also see if these institutes have fire safety certificates,” the High Commissioner added.
A fire broke out at the UPSC Training Center on June 15, followed by a stampede of students using ropes and wires, some jumping from the upper floor to escape. According to the Delhi Police, 61 students, as well as a few business office employees, sustained burn injuries on their arms, necks and legs. They also said that two students were seriously injured after they jumped and fell on an air conditioning compressor.
The court said in its June 16 order that according to the newspaper report, “There were 500 students registered in a training center in a 4-storey building of DDA mall in Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi, on Thursday i.e. 15.06.2023 when there was a diamond electrician in the electricity meter.
The court noted that the incident also showed children descending from the “fourth floor of the building” with the help of ropes. Bench noted that it seemed to them that “the building is completely lacking in fire safety equipment and infrastructure”.
The seat then issued a notice to the Delhi Government, Delhi Fire Services (DFS), Delhi Municipal Corporation and Delhi Police and noted that the Department of Field Support “is required to conduct fire audits in such premises to ensure adequate fire safety measures are in place as hundreds of students visit.” These institutes are for specialized training.”
Delhi Government Advocate Santosh Kumar Tripathi accepted the notice on behalf of the Delhi Government and DFS, who were given two weeks’ notice to draw up their own positions.
“The order was brought before the Council consisting of the Chief Justice for further appropriate orders/directives on 03.07.2023,” the High Commissioner added.
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