65 deaths occurred in 13,000 fire incidents in Mumbai in last 3 years: CM Shinde

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday informed the state legislative council that 13,000 incidents of fire occurred in Mumbai in the last three years, which claimed the lives of 65 persons.

He gave this information in a written response to a query by Congress legislator Bhai Jagtap.

"Till January this year, there have been 13,000 fire incidents in Mumbai in the last three years, which caused the death of 65 persons and injured 473. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has conducted fire safety audits of 1,270 buildings with the government finding deficiencies in 278 structures," Shinde said in his reply.

The BMC has submitted a report indicating that the deficiencies in 278 buildings that were identified in the earlier survey have since been addressed.

The chief minister also stressed that it was mandatory to have fire evacuation lifts in building exceeding a height of 70 metres.