Fire safety audit to be conducted citywide: Delhi CM
Delhi CM Atishi said police are investigating the cause of the Rajouri Garden fire. "Strict action will be taken against the culprits," she added.
New Delhi: A day after fire engulfed a restaurant in West Delhi's Rajouri Garden area, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday visited the spot and also instructed the Fire Department to conduct safety audit across the national capital.
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"Yesterday, an unfortunate incident of fire took occurred at a restaurant in Rajouri Garden. Today, I visited the spot and inspected it. Due to lack of proper drainage, the MCD and the Fire Department had already cancelled the NOC of the restaurant and ordered it to be closed," she said in a social media post.
कल राजौरी गार्डन के एक रेस्टोरेंट में आग लगने की दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण घटना हुई। आज घटनास्थल पर जाकर निरीक्षण किया।
उचित निकासी न होने के कारण पहले ही MCD और फायर डिपार्टमेंट ने रेस्टोरेंट का NOC कैंसिल कर इसे बंद करने के आदेश दिए थे। फिर भी आग लगने की घटना क्यों हुई, इसकी पुलिस जांच… pic.twitter.com/ZZqhdBTNIFAlso Read | Delhi: Police registers FIR in Rajouri Garden fire case
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Still, police are investigating the cause of the fire. Strict action will be taken against the culprits. To prevent recurrence of such incidents, the Fire Department has been instructed to conduct fire safety audit across Delhi," she added.
Police registers FIR
Earlier, Delhi Police said they registered an FIR against an unknown person in the restaurant fire case.
The fire had broke out at the restaurant situated close to the Rajouri Garden Metro Station on Monday, forcing people to jump off the roof of the building to save themselves.
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One woman sustained injury while jumping from the building to safety. (With Agency Inputs)