Laughter, Then Horror, as Flames Engulfed Upscale Mumbai Restaurants
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Laughter, Then Horror, as Flames Engulfed Upscale Mumbai Restaurants
31, 2017
MUMBAI, India — Aksheeta Doshi Shroff and a few family members were relaxing at 1 Above, a rooftop restaurant
in a trendy district of Mumbai, when a small fire broke out shortly after midnight on Friday.
Three people at 1 Above have been charged with culpable homicide,
and several municipal officials were suspended for failing to enforce fire safety codes.
But the fire turned lethal, and by the early morning, 14 people were dead at 1 Above and a neighboring restaurant, Mojo’s Bistro.
The restaurant said in a statement that it had all the required fire safety measures in place, and staff received regular fire training.
On Saturday, bulldozers directed by the local authorities demolished more than 300 illegal structures blocking roads around the city, including in Kamala Mills, where cabs
and people smoking cigarettes outside clubs further congest the streets in the early morning.
Local news media have reported accusations of safety oversights by the owners of 1 Above, including illegally serving alcohol
and hookah on a terrace, blocking exits and leaving potentially explosive gas cylinders on the rooftop.
Mr. Giri had that One was falling, one didn’t have clothes, one had burns, one was missing a shoe.
Officials with the Mumbai Fire Brigade said that it was still unclear what had caused the fire.
31, 2017
MUMBAI, India — Aksheeta Doshi Shroff and a few family members were relaxing at 1 Above, a rooftop restaurant
in a trendy district of Mumbai, when a small fire broke out shortly after midnight on Friday.
Three people at 1 Above have been charged with culpable homicide,
and several municipal officials were suspended for failing to enforce fire safety codes.
But the fire turned lethal, and by the early morning, 14 people were dead at 1 Above and a neighboring restaurant, Mojo’s Bistro.
The restaurant said in a statement that it had all the required fire safety measures in place, and staff received regular fire training.
On Saturday, bulldozers directed by the local authorities demolished more than 300 illegal structures blocking roads around the city, including in Kamala Mills, where cabs
and people smoking cigarettes outside clubs further congest the streets in the early morning.
Local news media have reported accusations of safety oversights by the owners of 1 Above, including illegally serving alcohol
and hookah on a terrace, blocking exits and leaving potentially explosive gas cylinders on the rooftop.
Mr. Giri had that One was falling, one didn’t have clothes, one had burns, one was missing a shoe.
Officials with the Mumbai Fire Brigade said that it was still unclear what had caused the fire.