Kamala Mills Fire

The operation to douse the blaze at a commercial building in Mumbai concluded after more than five hours on Friday afternoon, civic officials said.

A major fire broke out in an building under construction in Mumbai this morning. The building is located near Kamala Mills compound.

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.

At a time when the country's commercial capital has been plagued by fires, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) has no information on the status of the mandatory fire audits for all buildings, an RTI response has revealed.

A sessions court here Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of three owners of '1 Above' pub and a co-owner of the adjacent 'Mojo's Bistro' in the Kamala Mills fire case, but granted bail to two employees.

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 Supreme Court today allowed a co-owner of Mumbai's Kamala Mills to withdraw his petition challenging his arrest in the case related to the fire tragedy in the building complex that had claimed 14 lives last December.

More than a month after the Kamala Mills fire incident claimed 14 lives, the Bombay High Court today ordered setting up of a three-member independent commission to probe the incident.

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 Bombay High Court Wednesday said besides the city civic body the Maharashtra government also had some responsibility to check that hotels, restaurants and bars were following all norms and conditions.

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 operation to douse the blaze at a commercial building in Mumbai concluded after more than five hours on Friday afternoon, civic officials said.

A major fire broke out in an building under construction in Mumbai this morning. The building is located near Kamala Mills compound.

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.

At a time when the country's commercial capital has been plagued by fires, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) has no information on the status of the mandatory fire audits for all buildings, an RTI response has revealed.

A sessions court here Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of three owners of '1 Above' pub and a co-owner of the adjacent 'Mojo's Bistro' in the Kamala Mills fire case, but granted bail to two employees.

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 Supreme Court today allowed a co-owner of Mumbai's Kamala Mills to withdraw his petition challenging his arrest in the case related to the fire tragedy in the building complex that had claimed 14 lives last December.

More than a month after the Kamala Mills fire incident claimed 14 lives, the Bombay High Court today ordered setting up of a three-member independent commission to probe the incident.

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 Bombay High Court Wednesday said besides the city civic body the Maharashtra government also had some responsibility to check that hotels, restaurants and bars were following all norms and conditions.

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.