Maharashtra grants Rs. 1.93 crore for fire safety measures at Bhandara hospital
Months after a fire at the Bhandara district hospital in Nagpur killed 10 babies in the sick newborn care unit (SNCU), the state…
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More than 900 London buildings on fire safety 'waking watch'
The scale of Londons building safety crisis has once again been laid bare. More than 900 buildings currently require a waking…
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Edu bodies in below-9 metre tall buildings sans basements need not obtain fire safety, NOC: Gujarat
Educational institutes located in buildings up to nine metres in height and without basements in Gujarat will not be required to…
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DFS resumes building inspections for safety certificates after Covid break
With a decline in daily Covid-19 cases, the Delhi Fire Services has resumed the inspection of buildings for issuing or renewing…
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Ask hospitals to display boards on fire safety status: HC
Gujarat High Court has suggested that the state government should ask hospitals to put up flex boards outside their buildings…
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HC criticises outsourcing of fire inspection
The Gujarat high court has expressed its disapproval of the state governments policy of outsourcing the work of fire inspection…
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91 Pune hospitals on “severe risk” list in district fire audit
The district administration in Pune has issued directives for immediate compliance with fire safety norms to 91 hospitals that…
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Now, all Gujarat buildings to get fire inspection done twice a year
All buildings across Gujarat will now have to mandatorily get the fire inspection done twice a year. In case of any lapse, the…
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Southern Naval Command to conduct fire safety audit of govt hospitals in Kerala
The Southern Naval Command of the Indian Navy has deployed its teams to conduct fire safety audits of various government…
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SCDF to outsource 'straightforward' fire safety enforcement checks
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will now outsource fire safety checks that are non-complex to a third-party provider. "…
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Inspect hospitals to prevent fires, Home Ministry tells states, UTs
With a rise in fire incidents inside Covid hospitals amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the Centre has told states and Union…
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Unamended Fire Safety Bill set to become law in UK
The House of Lords finally passed the unamended version of the Fire Safety Bill after a series of failed attempts to introduce…
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