India, March 19 -- New Delhi

The fire tragedy at a five-storey building in southwest Delhi's Sadh Nagar on Wednesday, which claimed nine lives, has once again highlighted the lapses in the enforcement of existing norms by various government agencies. The incident has led to a blame game between the officials of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

A senior DFS officer said that the building where the fire broke out did not require a no-objection certificate from their department, as it was a residential building with a height of less than 15 metres per floor. "The building is residential and each floor is less than 15 metres in height, which means they do not need a fire NOC," the officer said.

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