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Lapses in Surat fire incident Observations& learning
Wooden Staircase used. Choice of the material of construction and its thickness matters.
Another Staircase was locked Maintaining the equipment/facility "ready to use" is very critical which
over a period of time clients ignore.
The illegal structure was regularized by the Having NOC or getting the permission to operate does not mean
authorities by accepting the impact fee. Premises is Safe or fool-proof.
Officials concerned did not conduct a There are loopholes in the system and lack of safety awareness among
physical inspection of the building before official sometime
approving the proposal of the builder.
Client declaration was invariably false and In haste of getting approval, deviations and false reporting will be
Engineer Approval was absolutely wrong. costly to the client and it will be an issue of integrity for concern
stakeholders who support the client on wrong grounds.
A couple of month's back similar incident Learning from a previous or similar incident is very important to improve
happens in the same area in tuition center the safety standards of each premise.
where two people died.
Fire Tender did not bring the safety net The emergency Team must equip with the right equipment, items, and
which could have saved a few more lives. tools. Based on the incident it shall be mobilized.

These ten fire case-studies described above happened in various parts of India. Most of them caused major lives losses
which are considered as pathetic and cruel accidents in India. Here, the Analyzing factors are: Building plan, set back,
floors' accommodation, ventilation, circulation, construction materials, ignition, fire feeding materials, reasons for fire
spread, reasons for lives losses, failure aspects in terms of fire safety requirements and some other factors also.

All the above fire case studies indicate the failure aspects of passive & active provisions as stipulated by National Building
Code 2016 (Volume 1 & 2), ISI Codes for practice and reactive procedure are almost common. Therefore, the passive and
active recommendations should be referred for the buildings to avoid such accidents in future. We shall cover the details
in our next issue.

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