Short circuits cause 70 per cent of Mumbai’s fires, says fire brigade data

Fire brigade data reveals startling statistic after cause of Jogeshwari building blaze found to be short circuit; building also did not have OC, say fire officials

The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) on Friday decided to cut off electricity and water supply to JNS Business Centre, a commercial building in Jogeshwari West, where a major fire broke out, injuring 17, on Thursday morning. It had come to light that the structure lacked an occupation certificate (OC), officials stated.

Confirming the development, Ravindra Ambulgekar, Mumbai's chief fire officer (CFO), told mid-day on Friday evening, “The entire building is considered illegal, as it does not have an OC. The fire brigade also noticed that several alterations had been made to the original floor plan of the structure. We have decided