Though fire in high-rises is a frequent occurrence now, neither the Mumbai Fire Brigade, nor residents of the towers are taking fire auditing seriously. In the last two months, from November 8 to January 8, 223 buildings were inspected by the Mumbai Fire Brigade, out of which only 23 compiled with the norms.

A massive fire at the 60-storey One Avighna Park at Curry Road on October 22, 2021, raised the fire safety issue. The fire fighting system wasn’t working initially and fire officers faced difficulty in dousing the fire on the 19th floor. In another incident at the Hansa Heritage building in Kandivali West on November 5, the fire broke out on the 14th floor and two senior citizens died. The fire fighting system was dysfunctional.