In both blazes, it quickly emerged that the disasters were accidents just waiting to happen.
A fire spread through a hospital in New Delhi on May 25, a couple of hours after a blaze broke out at a gaming centre in Rajkot.
The fires, said Prof Anuj Daga, assistant professor at the School of Environment and Architecture in Mumbai, underscored how India had strict safety rules but lax implementation.Except that the authorities come once and grant permission, after which there are little checks, he noted.India has no lack of fire safety regulations and rules.
Investigators believe the fire was sparked by a fault in the electrical wiring, with the oxygen cylinders acting as fire accelerants. “The problem is that we tend to see these incidents in isolation. If it is happening in a hospital, then hospitals come under scrutiny. Whatever the situation, there is a casual approach by all of us – the government, people and municipal authorities,” he said.
She said that the system was riddled with corruption, with blame being shifted from one agency to another in the aftermath of the tragedy. In Rajkot, top bureaucrats like the police commissioner and the local municipal commissioner were shunted out on May 27, two days after the gaming arcade fire.They also noted the importance of deterrence, with the guilty receiving strict and speedy punishment.
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