Fire audit to take place on 6,512 city buildings across Mumbai and suburbs

The state government will also evolve an elaborate standard operation procedure (SOP) for 4,000 private-licensed fire audit agencies to make them more responsible and accountable for ensuring fire safety in establishments.

The members across party lines on Wednesday were debating the growing instances of fire accidents and its blatant violations in residential and commercial establishments.

The discussion took place after nine persons were killed and a fireman was injured due to a short-circuit in a medical store in Juhu, Andheri this month.

While maintaining that fire-safety guidelines are already in place, Fadnavis said, “There are often some violations which need to be plugged. The BMC has already prepared a list of 6,512 establishments which are being subjected to fire audit.”