Bengaluru, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday directed officials to assess precautionary measures in gaming areas of the city and check adherence to prescribed safety norms in the wake of a fire incident at a facility in Gujarat.
Shivakumar, who is also in-charge of Bengaluru development, has sent a note in this regard to the chief commissioner of the city's civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
At least 27 people, including four children below 12 years of age, were killed when a massive fire broke out in a gaming zone packed with people enjoying summer holidays in Gujarat's Rajkot city on Saturday evening.
Shivakumar described the incident as a very worrying tragedy and said that it is a warning to all.
Noting that such gaming zones and adventure sports activities have been allowed in many popular malls and other places in Bengaluru city, he said adequate precautionary measures should be taken at such facilities.
"By taking adequate measures to ensure that no fire or untoward incident occurs at sports areas or entertainment centres, the concerned authorities have been directed to inspect whether precautionary measures have been taken at such places and to check whether to see whether they are complying with the prescribed rules." Safety norms,” he said.
Shivakumar, who is also in-charge of Bengaluru development, has sent a note in this regard to the chief commissioner of the city's civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
At least 27 people, including four children below 12 years of age, were killed when a massive fire broke out in a gaming zone packed with people enjoying summer holidays in Gujarat's Rajkot city on Saturday evening.
Shivakumar described the incident as a very worrying tragedy and said that it is a warning to all.
Noting that such gaming zones and adventure sports activities have been allowed in many popular malls and other places in Bengaluru city, he said adequate precautionary measures should be taken at such facilities.
"By taking adequate measures to ensure that no fire or untoward incident occurs at sports areas or entertainment centres, the concerned authorities have been directed to inspect whether precautionary measures have been taken at such places and to check whether to see whether they are complying with the prescribed rules." Safety norms,” he said.
