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Siliguri Orders 30-Day Hotel Fire Safety Audit After Fatal Fires
Two serious hotel fires in Tarapith and Calcutta killed at least 18 people this week.
Because of this, officials in Siliguri are checking whether businesses are safe from fires.
The checks will last for 30 days.
Fire officials, police, city officials and electricity officials will work together.
They will inspect hotels, restaurants, shopping malls and other large buildings.
A business that breaks the rules can be closed immediately.
It can reopen only after fixing the problems.
Officials also told parents to stop minors from riding motorcycles and scooters.
A joint team will inspect Siliguri hotels, eateries, malls and commercial complexes for 30 days.
The audit will involve fire services, civic authorities, police and the state electricity distribution company.
Establishments with safety irregularities may be sealed until they correct the violations.
Tourism minister Shankar Ghosh inspected fire arrangements and licences at several Station Feeder Road businesses.
The Greater Siliguri Hotelier Welfare Association issued mandatory fire safety guidelines to its members.
- Who
- The Darjeeling district administration, state fire services, Siliguri civic authorities, police, WBSEDCL and Tourism Minister Shankar Ghosh.
- What
- A 30-day joint fire safety audit of hotels, eateries, malls and other commercial establishments has been ordered in Siliguri.
- Where
- Siliguri, in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, including businesses along Station Feeder Road.
- When
- The drive will take place over the next 30 days, following two fatal fires this week.
- Why
- The audit was prompted by hotel fires in Tarapith and Calcutta that claimed at least 18 lives.
Key facts
- Audit duration
- 30 days
- Businesses targeted
- Hotels, eateries, malls and other commercial complexes
- Participating bodies
- State fire and emergency services, Siliguri Municipal Corporation, Siliguri Metropolitan Police and West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited
- Enforcement
- Non-compliant establishments may be sealed immediately
- Reopening condition
- Businesses must rectify lapses and install required fire safety measures
- Hotel association membership
- The Greater Siliguri Hotelier Welfare Association has around 180 members
- Related fatalities
- At least 18 people died in fires in Tarapith and Calcutta this week
Quotes
Shankar Ghosh
State tourism minister of West Bengal
“"Over the next 30 days, representatives of these departments, the police and the civic body will jointly conduct a fire safety audit in hotels, eateries, malls and similar commercial establishments to ascertain whether the authorities or management concerned are complying with prescribed fire safety norms."”
telegraphindia.com
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