Summary:
In low rise buildings we can approach it easily and are able to control it,” said Bhatt. But, with no mandatory checks whether low rises in the city have these adequate facilities is anyone's guess. A fire official in the know said there is mechanism to check if low rise units have the requisite number of fire extinguishers and such. He however said places like hospitals, schools, institutes, multiplex, factories that come under the special category (even when they are low rise buildings) have to get NOC from the fire department. “Ideally occasional checks should be carried out on such buildings but with the department facing staff shortage it is wishful to ask for..