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Bollywood to take stock of fire-safety measure on sets

The fire at Kamala Mills is a wake-up call for the film and TV industry. If we don’t spruce up the safety measures, a single incident can harm over 150 people, says Amit Behl

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The fire at 1Above is a wake-up call for the Film and TV industry, too. A recent survey done by CINTAA clearly exposes the appalling condition on film and TV show sets Joint secretary Amit Behl said, “We have done a survey in which we have found 72 per cent of the sets in appalling conditions most of them are not fire compliant. They are like matchboxes, which can catch fire anytime. We have submitted our report to health and fire department on the same. The fire at Kamala Mills is a wake-up call for the film and TV industry. If we don’t spruce up the safety measures, a single incident can harm over 150 people.’’

Amit, who has been part of many shows, says, “Many studios, like the ones in Mira Road, Naigaon, Kanjurmarg, and Umergaon have no safety measures. None of them are fire compliant and most TV shoots take place in these studios. I don’t blame the producers, but the studio owners are not following the norms and they are to be blamed.’’

Behl informed that CINTAA has now partnered with Film and Television Producers Guild to work on the safety and health issues. Opender Chanana of CINTAA has made a documentary Living on Edge highlighting the appalling conditions in which technicians, actors, junior artistes, and dancers work. He said, “My documentary talks about all these issues. There is a risk not only on film sets, but even at editing studios, which have mushroomed all over.

There are 20 edit rooms on one floor, which have one entry point, which is also the exit. If a fire breaks out, nobody will survive. The industry needs to really take note of all this and create some basic rules.” It is estimated that around 15 to 20 such incidents take place every year and several go unreported.  

The vigilance department of the FWICE, too, is now going to survey film and TV sets and report it to the producers’ bodies. BN Tiwari of FWICE said, “We will need to take quick action as we cannot afford to risk the lives of our members. We will be working actively to check the safety measures on sets, which is hardly there even in a state-owned studio like Film City. We need a fire brigade van stationed at big sets and studios.”

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