MUMBAI:
A day after 14 people were killed in a fire in Mumbai’s Kamala Mills area, the city’s municipal corporation has started a drive to demolish encroachments in several areas of the city.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday targeted encroached structures built by restaurants and pubs at Kamla Mills compound, Raghuvanshi Mills compound and Phoenix mall premises. Demolition drives were also carried out at Heera Panna Mall, China Garden, Revival restaurant, Krishna Palace, Rosewood Hotel, Anjali building, Jain Tower, JSS Road and several other hotels in the region.
The demolition drive was initiated even as Mumbai Police issued look out notice against all the accused in the Kamala Mills fire case. Airports across the country have been put on high-alert and five teams of the Mumbai Police have been formed to search for the accused.
The fire, that claimed at least 14 lives, reportedly had broken out from the ‘1 Above’ rooftop restaurant and later spread to the entire area, on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. Five BMC officials were suspended and Mumbai Police booked the owner of the pub for negligence, besides other charges.
