Mohali, June 27 -- The district consumer disputes redressal commission, Mohali, directed the management of Omega City township in Kharar to pay Rs.2 lakh compensation to a flat owner whose household belongings were damaged in a fire incident, holding that the society failed to install adequate fire safety measures.

The order came on a complaint filed by Harkawal Kour, owner of flat number 222 C&D in Omega City on the Kharar-Ludhiana Highway. The complainant sought compensation after a fire broke out in her flat on January 31, 2024, causing damage to several household items.

According to the complaint, Harkawal Kour purchased the flat in April 2021 and had been residing there since October that year. She alleged that at the time of purch...