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Fire has been ranked as the number one threat for the Manufacturing Industry.

Source: FICCI-Pinkerton India Risk Survey 2018

Major Fire Incidents in India

Haryana 1995

One of the worst fire accidents in MandiDabwali killed 540 people. The fire was due to an Electric short-circuit & stampede.

ODISHA 1997

A major fire broke out at a religious congregation in Baripada killed 206 people.

DELHI 1997

Afire broke out at Uphaar cinema hall killed 59 and left 103 seriously injured.

UTTAR PRADESH 2002

A fire caused by an electrical short-circuit & negligence in a shoe factory in Agra killed 42 workers.

TAMIL NADU 2004

A fire from mid-day meal canteen of a private school in Kumbakonam killed 94 children.

BIHAR 2005

A disaster at 3 illegal firecracker factories in Khusropur killed 35 and left over 50 injured.

UTTAR PRADESH 2006

A fire caused by an electrical short-circuit at Brand India Fair at Victoria Park in Meerut killed 100 people.

KOLKATA 2011

Fire and asphyxiation claimed 89 lives in AMRI Hospital. The fire was due to an electrical short circuit and stocking of inflammable substances.

TAMIL NADU 2012

An explosion in a fireworks factory in Sivakasi claimed 54 lives and over 78 injured.

KOLKATA 2013

A major fire broke out at a multi-storey complex which claimed over 13 lives and left several others critically injured.

Fire Related Casualties

Accidental deaths & Suicides in India Report 2016, National Crime records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs

Defeat The Wrath Of Fire

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has recorded a total number of 1,13,961 Fire-related accidental deaths between 2010 and 2014- an average of 62 deaths per day. A detailed analysis of these deaths also indicates that only 1.42% of deaths took place in a Factory Settings while the majority- a whopping 29% of deaths, took place in Residential Buildings. The alarming data also points fingers at the states of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, which accounted for 54% of these fatalities. Mumbai alone has faced a 25-30% dip in business and footfalls due to the Kamala Mills Fire Incident, that killed 14 people.

Questions That We Need Answers For

The recent fire incidents in different parts of India have well exposed and established the fact that India is dealing with a Fire- Safety crisis. It is necessary that Fire safety apparatuses are well-inspected, well-maintained and well documented. Besides, the NBC 2016 needs to be upgraded as per the contemporary situation, and Building Safety demands and should be made compulsory via converting this into law, with its application being mandatory.

In India, where densely populated areas show uncontrollable vertical growth- do we not need to mandate the application of the NBC 2016 Guidelines, especially for High Rise Structures situated in Densely Populated Areas? Should it not be mandatory for Factories, Residential Structures and Commercial Buildings to be well equipped with every possible measure to #BeatTheFire?

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