At least 14 killed in Mumbai restaurant blaze

[MenInG]

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At least 14 people have died, mostly young women, after a popular restaurant in Mumbai caught fire.
Eleven women attending a party died in the blaze, including the 28-year-old woman celebrating her birthday on the restaurant's roof.

Reports in local media claimed that a false ceiling in the four-storey building collapsed, trapping people inside as they attempted to escape.

"Fourteen people have succumbed to their injuries," said Avinash Supe, dean of the local KEM hospital.

He added: "Most of the deaths were due to asphyxiation."

One woman who escaped the building wrote on Twitter that there had been a "stampede" to get out.

Sulbha Arora wrote: "People were running over me even as the ceiling above me was collapsing in flames.

"Still don't know how I got out alive. Some powers were definitely protecting me."

Police are investigating what started the fire and have filed a preliminary case against the restaurant's owners.

The blaze is the latest to prompt concerns over fire safety preparations in India.

Earlier this month, a fire in a Mumbai sweet shop led to a building collapse, which killed 12 sleeping workers.

In September, a gas cylinder explosion in a building that was still under construction killed six people.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that he was "anguished by the fire in Mumbai".

"My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this hour of grief. I pray that those injured recover quickly," he said.

 

[CanadianG00se]

RIP to who lost their lives.

Mumbai municipal and authorities should enforce fire safety regulations. They should force restaurant owners to have fire extinguisher in their premises to tackle incident like this. India should also acknowledge the safety standards of their citizens. The real development of country is not just economic terms but also living standards. One of the major reasons for me leaving India was lack of adequate safety standards for their citizens.

 

[troodon]

INdian people should come out of the mindset hat 4 walls and a roof will make a house. Most houses and buildings are constructed without any idea about safety. No place for parking and roads are just a few feet away from the house.

Recently visited Hyderabad and huge buildings are constructed on narrow streets with no roads. God knows how people will get out of their homes and travel on those patli gallis.

It’s all about just build something, rent It and earn free money. Security, planning and safety Gaya bhad mein.

 

[www787]

Let’s stop cherry picking the faults of India when it comes to safety regulation. It could have been anywhere in the world, incidents like this had happened in first world country too where 100’s of people died with best safety mechanism in place.

 

[Syed1]

Inna lillahi wa inna illahi raji'oon

 

[Syed1]

INdian people should come out of the mindset hat 4 walls and a roof will make a house. Most houses and buildings are constructed without any idea about safety. No place for parking and roads are just a few feet away from the house.

Recently visited Hyderabad and huge buildings are constructed on narrow streets with no roads. God knows how people will get out of their homes and travel on those patli gallis.

It’s all about just build something, rent It and earn free money. Security, planning and safety Gaya bhad mein.

It all comes down to rule of law and regulations. 100% sure there exist fire safety regulations in India/Pakistan but the builders never care about them since nobody is enforcing these regs.

In Canada you will not get a building permit unless you show what you are going to do interms of fire protection and safety.

 

[CanadianG00se]

Let’s stop cherry picking the faults of India when it comes to safety regulation. It could have been anywhere in the world, incidents like this had happened in first world country too where 100’s of people died with best safety mechanism in place.

Incident like this happens anywhere which is true, however in most places they are prepared to tackle and/or have some emergency plan ready( evacuating people to safety). But in India there is no such regulation, there is no emergency exit, no fire extinguishers etc making it even more difficult for trapped people to exit safely. In the end, having emergency plan can really make differences in number of casualties.