New Delhi, May 23 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notices to Delhi government and Delhi police in connection with a fire incident in the New Mustafabad area in which one died and several others injured.
Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports that on May 19 an 42-year-old man died and six others, including a woman, suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out on the first floor of a building in a residential area of New Mustafabad where electrical items such as inverters and stabilisers were being made, the Commission has asked the Delhi Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Police to file a detailed report in the matter within four weeks, a statement said.
In the report, the Rights body has asked to include details on action taken against the guilty, compensation paid to the next of kin of the deceased and status of the medical treatment being provided to those injured, it said.
The NHRC said the factory was reportedly run without a licence.
“In order to avoid repeated fire incidents in NCT of Delhi, the Department of Delhi Fire Services shall initiate ‘fire audit’ in multi-storied and any such buildings having no licence and/or not maintaining fire safety norms and submit a report accordingly,” the Commission said.
Citing that in the NCT there are a large number of factories and other commercial units, which may be running without licences and proper safety arrangements, the NHRC said, “There is an immediate need for the authorities concerned to ensure strict compliance of the safety norms at commercial activities as also recommended earlier.”
