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Kuldip BhatiaLudhiana May 8The Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) has neglected fire-safety norms at premises by failing to replace outdated fire extinguishers with new ones. Sharma said there had been several fire tragedies in the city more often than not due to lapse on the part of owners or occupants of industrial commercial and administrative complexes and non-observance of fire-safety norms. It is not only the LIT office where fire-safety norms have gone for a toss. The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) office in Focal Point is also among the defaulters. The complainant emphasised that fire-safety norms should be strictly followed in government offices and autonomous institutions and those flouting these measures should be punished accordingly..