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Three arrested, Mumbai Fire Brigade to send notice to biz complex owner

The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) and the police have decided to crack its whip on the owners of the Techniplex-I building after the tragic fire on Sunday.

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Three arrested, Mumbai Fire Brigade to send notice to biz complex owner
Smoke is seen emerging from the Techniplex-I building on Sunday
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The police arrested Nithin Kothari, the owner of Pranam Enterprise, a Pune-based company who appointed labourers in the Techniplex building. Two other labour contractors of Pranam Enterprise, Ramzan Khan and Salim Maniyar , were also held on Monday.

The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) and the police have decided to crack its whip on the owners of the Techniplex-I building after the tragic fire on Sunday. The fire officers, engaged in the rescue operations, have confirmed that the fire safety equipment in the building was only partially working.

As the building is not fire safety compliant, notices under the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and the Life Safety Measures Act 2006 will be served to the owners as well as occupants of the Techniplex-I complex.

"The notice will be served on Tuesday to the owner of Techniplex and RBL Bank, the occupant of the floor which caught fire," Harish Shetty, Deputy Fire Officer.

"The Balwa Group owns the Techniplex building and ground and the 7th and 8th had labourers appointed by the Pranam Enterprise," informed Dhanaji Nalawade, Senior Police Inspector of Goregaon police station.

"The labour contractors have appointed more than 100 labourers for the clearance of all movable property of Etisalat Telecommunications who held their offices on the 7th and 8th floor which caught fire," added Nalawade.

Further, Nalawade informed that unskilled labourers were working inside the electrical duct in the basement where the fire initiated. The labourers were working to meet their approaching deadline on June 30.

UPDATES FROM FIRE SITE

  • Fire broke at 4.20 pm
  • Level III (major fire call) declared at 5.03 pm
  • Techniplex is a 9 storyed commercial building, housing offices of private companies
  • Fire broke in electric duct between 7th and 8th floor
  • More than 100 labourers working on 7th and 8th floor
  • 4 laborers dead
  • 3 firemen admitted in ICU
  • All death and injuries due to excessive smoke intake 
  • Police arrested owner of Pranam Enterprises and two other contractors
  • FIR registered under IPC Section 304 (culpable homicide) and 34 (acts done by common intention)
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