Fire Safety Not On Main Course: Is Your Favourite Party Hub A Death Trap?

Published: Jan. 1, 2018, 4:30 p.m.

b"If there's one thing that the fire in a rooftop pub in Mumbai's Kamala Mills has proved, it's that fire safety is just not a priority for a majority of restaurants in India. The Mumbai fire has also trained the spotlight on some of Delhi's trendiest night spots. One of them, the trendy Hauz Khas Village, was recently described by the Delhi High Court as nothing short of a "ticking time bomb". On The Buck Stops Here, we debate: across our metros, are civic authorities, police and fire departments turning a blind eye to blatant fire safety violations? Are your favourite pubs or restaurants a potential death trap?"