GHMC’s has begun action against commercial establishments across the city which are potential fire hazards. About 1,000 notices have been served on establishments which fall under ‘Red Category’, asking them to vacate the premises.
The exercise has been undertaken in view of a series of fire accidents over the past one year, in which some 30 lives were lost. The successive fire mishaps respectively in a warehouse in New Bhoiguda, a hotel in Secunderabad, Deccan Mall on the Minister Road, and Swapnalok Complex on the SD Road have alerted the authorities to a plethora of violations that could be causes of fire.
After taking stock of the violations at the ground-level, the establishments have been categorised based on their fire risk, as Category 1, 2 and 3. The ‘Red Category’ establishments are those with the highest fire risk, and include in their definition, all godowns used to store scrap, plastic, fire crackers, oil, and gunny bags, besides timber depots.
