New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday set a one-month deadline for all coaching centres in the city to undergo a fire audit, install mandatory safety equipment, and take prescribed safety measures, an official said. The stern warning to errant coaching institutes comes close to the recent tragic fire incident in a coaching institute in Lucknow that claimed at least 15 lives.In the Lucknow fire incident, at least 15 people lost their lives after the blaze engulfed…
Latest Uphaar cinema fire News & Updates
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Twenty-nine years after the devastating Uphaar cinema fire claimed 59 lives and left more than 100 people injured, the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) on Saturday said many of the lessons from the disaster remain unlearnt and renewed its demand for a stringent legal framework to deal with man-made disasters caused by negligence and corruption. Marking the 29th anniversary of the June 13, 1997, tragedy, AVUT said that while some improvements have been mad…