India, Oct. 26 -- The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) is set to identify and inspect coaching centres across the city which are violating fire safety norms, officials said on Sunday.

The announcement comes after the DFS inspected 15 schools over the past three weeks as part of a fire safety compliance drive.

Officials said the department has decided to take up inspections of coaching centres amid a series of fire-related incidents involving such establishments in Delhi. The focus will be on centres that had previously applied for a fire safety clearance certificate but have not re-applied in recent years after either their no-objection certificates (NOCs) expired or their applications were rejected, officials said, adding that fresh applicatio...