India, May 13 -- The Ghaziabad fire department has issued notices to owners of around 50 high-rises for not adhering to mandatory fire safety norms, officials said on Tuesday.

The notices are part of a fire-safety awareness and inspection drive, which was initiated on May 1 after the major fire incident at Gaur Green Avenue high-rise in Indirapuram gutted eight flats on April 29.

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath had taken cognizance of the incident and later, the department ordered inspections across an estimated 450 residential high-rises.

"During the first ten days of the drive, our teams inspected about 100 high-rises, and 50 of these were served notices for non-compliance and other violations, such as encroachment on setback areas...