MUMBAI: A defective electric circuit provided the spark for the blaze at Notan Villa in Khar last month, which claimed one life, stated the fire brigade’s investigation report. The villa is one of the residential premises of Notandas Jewellers.
The report said that on September 23, the fire erupted from the electric duct on the first floor and spread rapidly into the lobby area, where the body of a 40-year-old woman was found later. A fire officer said that had the woman taken shelter in any of the rooms, it could have been possible to bring her out through a window.
Chief fire officer Hemant Parab said the flames spread rapidly via the false ceiling and other interiors of the home. “There is more heat and smoke generated in the common areas as the fire was due to a defective electrical circuit in the duct,” he said. “As the windows had no grilles, we could bring out two persons, including the minor daughter of the deceased, using a turntable ladder.”
A notice has been served to the residential premises over non-operational fire-fighting systems under Section 6 of the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety measures Act 2006. The Act states that it is the owners’ or occupiers’ liability to provide for fire prevention and life safety measures.
