JOIN USViolation of fire safety norms led to the major fire accident that took place at a five-storey building in Garvebhavipalya near Kudlu Gate on the outskirts of the City Friday night, according to senior officers of the Department of Fire and Emergency Services.
The owners of the building had not obtained no objection certificate from the fire department. A senior officer said: “There were neither fire extinguishers nor trained personnel to handle such cases.”
The owners were not available. None in the premises co-operated with the firemen. The fire department is unable to get information even a day after the incident, as nothing is clear about the ownership of the building, added the officer.
Computers and other valuables were destroyed in the fire that engulfed the first floor of the building. Twenty-three fire tenders and a team of about 130 firefighters took hours to douse the fire.