Kamala Mills Compound Fire

A major fire broke out in abuilding under construction in central Mumbai this morning. The fire at the building located near Kamala Mills compound was brought under control after four fire engines were pressed into service. No injuries have been reported.

The Bombay High Court today rejected the bail pleas of the owners of two eateries in central Mumbai's Kamala Mills compound which were gutted in a fire last December and killed 14 people.

The Bombay High Court-appointed judicial committee inquiring into the fire at Kamala Mill Compound in Mumbai last year has recommended action against a co-owner of the premises and owners of the two restaurants, blaming them for the incident.

The blaze, which was triggered by short-circuit, was extinguished within minutes.

The Maharashtra government today informed the Bombay High Court that retired chief justice of the court AV Savant was appointed as the chairperson of a three-member committee to probe the Kamala Mills Compound fire incident that claimed 14 lives in December last.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC told the Bombay High Court today that there was no need for judicial inquiry into the fire at two restaurants in Kamala Mills compound last year.

The three owners of the '1 Above' pub, which was gutted in the Kamala Mills Compound fire in Mumbai last year, were today arrested in a case related to non- payment of Provident Fund (PF) to their employees, police said.

A Mumbai court today remanded Ramesh Gowani, co-owner of Kamala Mills compound, in police custody till January 29 after he was arrested in connection with the deadly fire at two pubs which claimed 14 lives last month.

The inquiry report by the Mumbai municipal commissioner on the deadly fire at Kamla Mills compound here has confirmed the theory that flying embers from hookah served illegally at Mojo's Bistro was the trigger.

A court in Mumbai on Wednesday remanded in judicial custody till January 31 four owners of the two pubs located on the Kamala Mills compound here where 14 people died in a fire last December.

The co-owner of Mumbai's Mojo's Bistro, one of the two resto-pubs where a deadly fire swallowed 14 lives, surrendered before the police this morning. Yug Tuli, a Nagpur-based businessman, had been on the run since the fire on December 29 that brought to fore the brazen violations of fire safety norms at Kamala Mills compound and elsewhere in the cr...

The Kamala Mills compound blaze that claimed 14 lives has shaken the conscience of society and is an eye-opener, the Bombay High Court said today, and held that the tragedy was a result of the administration's failure to ensure strict adherence to fire safety norms.

Two owners of 1Above pub, who had been missing for nearly two weeks since 14 people were killed in a fire in Mumbai's Kamala Mills compound, were arrested by the Mumbai Police late on Wednesday night.

A court in Mumbai today remanded Yug Pathak, the son of a retired IPS officer and one of the owners of the Mojo's Bistro pub, to a five-day police custody in connection with the deadly fire at the Kamala Mills compound here on December 29, which had claimed 14 lives.

Flying embers from illegal hookah being served at Mojo's Bistro was the probable cause of the massive fire in the Kamala Mills compound that claimed 14 lives on December 29, as per the preliminary investigation report by the Mumbai fire brigade.

A major fire broke out in abuilding under construction in central Mumbai this morning. The fire at the building located near Kamala Mills compound was brought under control after four fire engines were pressed into service. No injuries have been reported.

The Bombay High Court today rejected the bail pleas of the owners of two eateries in central Mumbai's Kamala Mills compound which were gutted in a fire last December and killed 14 people.

The Bombay High Court-appointed judicial committee inquiring into the fire at Kamala Mill Compound in Mumbai last year has recommended action against a co-owner of the premises and owners of the two restaurants, blaming them for the incident.

The blaze, which was triggered by short-circuit, was extinguished within minutes.

The Maharashtra government today informed the Bombay High Court that retired chief justice of the court AV Savant was appointed as the chairperson of a three-member committee to probe the Kamala Mills Compound fire incident that claimed 14 lives in December last.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC told the Bombay High Court today that there was no need for judicial inquiry into the fire at two restaurants in Kamala Mills compound last year.

The three owners of the '1 Above' pub, which was gutted in the Kamala Mills Compound fire in Mumbai last year, were today arrested in a case related to non- payment of Provident Fund (PF) to their employees, police said.

A Mumbai court today remanded Ramesh Gowani, co-owner of Kamala Mills compound, in police custody till January 29 after he was arrested in connection with the deadly fire at two pubs which claimed 14 lives last month.

The inquiry report by the Mumbai municipal commissioner on the deadly fire at Kamla Mills compound here has confirmed the theory that flying embers from hookah served illegally at Mojo's Bistro was the trigger.

A court in Mumbai on Wednesday remanded in judicial custody till January 31 four owners of the two pubs located on the Kamala Mills compound here where 14 people died in a fire last December.

The co-owner of Mumbai's Mojo's Bistro, one of the two resto-pubs where a deadly fire swallowed 14 lives, surrendered before the police this morning. Yug Tuli, a Nagpur-based businessman, had been on the run since the fire on December 29 that brought to fore the brazen violations of fire safety norms at Kamala Mills compound and elsewhere in the cr...

The Kamala Mills compound blaze that claimed 14 lives has shaken the conscience of society and is an eye-opener, the Bombay High Court said today, and held that the tragedy was a result of the administration's failure to ensure strict adherence to fire safety norms.

Two owners of 1Above pub, who had been missing for nearly two weeks since 14 people were killed in a fire in Mumbai's Kamala Mills compound, were arrested by the Mumbai Police late on Wednesday night.

A court in Mumbai today remanded Yug Pathak, the son of a retired IPS officer and one of the owners of the Mojo's Bistro pub, to a five-day police custody in connection with the deadly fire at the Kamala Mills compound here on December 29, which had claimed 14 lives.

Flying embers from illegal hookah being served at Mojo's Bistro was the probable cause of the massive fire in the Kamala Mills compound that claimed 14 lives on December 29, as per the preliminary investigation report by the Mumbai fire brigade.